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The term American folk music encompasses numerous music genres, variously known as traditional music, traditional folk music, contemporary folk music, vernacular music, or roots music. Many traditional songs have been sung within the same family or folk group for generations, and sometimes trace back to such origins as the British Isles, Mainland Europe…
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American folk music | is a | broad category of music including bluegrass | 0.90 | text |
| the banjo were widely adopted | instance of | the Southeast had significant influence from African-American music and as a result instruments | 0.80 | text |
| the broadside ballad | instance of | there were some ballads uniquely popular to the Midwest | 0.80 | text |
| slavery | instance of | adding their own style and themes | 0.80 | text |
| emancipation | instance of | adding their own style and themes | 0.80 | text |
| the famous | instance of | Other songs originated wholly on the frontier | 0.80 | text |
| Garrison Keillor's public radio program | instance of | In recent years roots music has been the focus of popular media programs | 0.80 | text |
| A Prairie Home Companion | instance of | In recent years roots music has been the focus of popular media programs | 0.80 | text |
| the feature film by the same name | instance of | In recent years roots music has been the focus of popular media programs | 0.80 | text |
| Loretta Lynn | instance of | made them country standards.Country and bluegrass artists | 0.80 | text |
| Roy Acuff | instance of | made them country standards.Country and bluegrass artists | 0.80 | text |
| Dolly Parton | instance of | made them country standards.Country and bluegrass artists | 0.80 | text |
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