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The Modern English word "folk", derives from Old English "folc" meaning "common people", "men", "tribe" or "multitude". The Old English noun itself came from Proto-Germanic "*fulka" which perhaps originally referred to a "host of warriors" (compare Old Norse "volc" meaning "people" but more so "army" or "detachment" and Lithuanian "pulkas" meaning "crowd", the latter is considered to be an early Lithuanian loanword from Germanic origin). The word gradually disappeared from English after the Norman Invasion but was reintroduced in 1846 by antiquarian William J. Thoms (1803-85) as an Anglo-Saxonism. This word revived folk in a modern sense of "of the common people, whose culture is handed down orally," and opened up a flood of compound formations, eg. folk art (1921), folk-hero (1899), folk-medicine (1898), folk-tale (1891), folk-song (1847), folk-dance (1912). Folk-music is from 1889; in reference to the branch of modern popular music (originally associated with Greenwich Village in New York City) it dates from 1958.

Cognates in other Germanic language


Folk has a cognate in almost every other Germanic language, all deriving from Proto-Germanic "*fulka", some are listed below:

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@SailorPsychic MASH is for white folk.
loonymoonydoll (Samantha Gastelum) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:20:14 -0000
@SailorPsychic MASH is for white folk.
RT @ItsLoLoBABY: Folk acting fake as hell smh http://myloc.me/1m5jS
WakaFlockaFree (Tyler Freeman) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:19:59 -0000
RT @ItsLoLoBABY: Folk acting fake as hell smh http://myloc.me/1m5jS
Mixture of excitement and anxiety for tomorrow album recording session...folk n roll and hope for the best!
NicksRhythms (Nick Roberts) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:19:39 -0000
Mixture of excitement and anxiety for tomorrow album recording session...folk n roll and hope for the best!
@judeaj Going to Mountain View and participate in the Rackensack Folk Festival?
YOMJ (Tanya Jackson) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:18:23 -0000
@judeaj Going to Mountain View and participate in the Rackensack Folk Festival?
Folk hanging at bc for a bit?
normative (Julian Sanchez) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:18:20 -0000
Folk hanging at bc for a bit?
If you're coming to Art & Soul just look for the crowd of loud laughing folk. We're having a great time making #connections
DCWIN (DC WIN) Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:18:12 -0000
If you're coming to Art & Soul just look for the crowd of loud laughing folk. We're having a great time making #connections

 
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Ceilidhs - Aberdeen based promoter representing Ceilidh bands across Scotland and the UK. Bands biographies, MP3s, videos, dancing instruction and booking information.
Meta Description: [ Promoting Aberdeen's finest Ceilidh bands both locally in Aberdeen and across Scotland, including Iron Broo Ceilidh band and Keltic Lynx Ceilidh band. ]

Fleming Tamulevich Agency - An artist representative agency, representing artists from the US, Canada, the British Isles and Australia. Artists represented include Greg Brown, Ani DiFranco and Joh Gorka.

Foxy Music - Scottish-based agency representing Folk, Blues, Roots and Celtic artists including Rod Clements, the Coal Porters, Pipedreams and Emily Druce.

Front of House Entertainment - Music booking agency representing artists in the Folk, Blues and Celtic genres. Includes roster of artists, news and contact details.
Meta Description: [ Front of House Entertainment is a website with info about folk music in and around Calgary. ]

Iconic Music - Full information, biographies and concert dates for a roster of Folk artists. Includes photos and links.

International Ceilidh Collective - Provides music services with Scottish traditional music. Contact details and multi-media samples.
Meta Description: [ International Ceilidh Collective provide global music services with quality and tradition, from Scotland's finest performers. ]

Ixtlan Artists Group - Represents a group of international performers of different traditions and cultures. Artist roster, news, media center, educational events, and contact information.

Music Tree Artist Management - Folk and traditional bookings. Includes current artists and contact information.
Meta Description: [ Traditional, contemporary and original folk music, dance, storytelling and multi-media artists. ]

Nancy Carlin Associates - An artist talent and management agency which books North America tours for Folk, Ethnic and World musicians. Includes a roster of current artists, tour schedules, and FAQs.
Meta Description: [ Nancy Carlin Associates is a full service talent agency representing musicians touring North America ]

Northern Star Bookings - A booking agency concerned with Scandinavian influenced Folk bands internationally. Offices in Ridderkerk, The Netherlands.

Noteworthy Productions - Artist representation for Clandestine, Linda Dunn, Hot Soup!, Seamus Kennedy, Debi Smith and Tanglefoot.

Producciones Sonakay and Larachí Flamenca - Produces and promotes Flamenco shows, and artists. Information on the genre, and a portfolio of projects undertaken. Based in Spain.

Routes Records - Angela Harris, a recording artist and songwriter offering consultations to musicians in the genre.
Meta Description: [ Routes Records is an independent company which supports artists, musicians, songwriters and recording studios in their business relations regarding music. Rates are based on negotiations within individual contracts. Contact: Angela Harris, Founder/Manager at roots.music@telus.net or phone 6... ]

Stoneyport Agency - Edinburgh-based agency representing Scots and Irish Folk music and some Blues artists. Their roster and gig-list includes Eric Bogle, Bert Jansch, Dick Gaughan, and others. Contact details.
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Sue Duffy Associates - Represents acoustic and visual artists grounded in tradition. Artist roster, biographies and booking information.
Meta Description: [ Representing Perfect Strangers, Fingal, Randal Bays, Daithi Sproule, James Keane, Jody Stecher, Bill Evans,Pete Wernick, Banshee in the Kitchen, Chris Brashear, Peter McLaughlin, David Nigel Lloyd ]

The Walnut Street Music Company - A company focused on the genre, offering artist representation, concerts production, deficit removal for not-for-profit performing arts organizations, and consultation for community festivals and events. Based in Manitoba, Canada.

Three's Company Ltd - An artists' collective dedicated to raising the profile of British folk music, song and dance. Performer profiles, audio samples, news and gig-dates.

www.noteable.co.nz - Offers services in event management, music promotion and links in New Zealand.

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