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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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Watching old-school 'Queer as Folk' on 4OD.
thebubbleboy (Joey Kavanagh) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:04:47 -0000
Watching old-school 'Queer as Folk' on 4OD.
RT @TheOutlawz #in2010 DONT LET THE HATAZ,SUCKAZ,WEAK MINDED,JEALOUS FOLK PROVOKE U THEY WILL HAVE U TAKEN PENITENTARY CHANCES! WALK WIT GOD
IamDaProblem (Da Problem) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:04:36 -0000
RT @TheOutlawz #in2010 DONT LET THE HATAZ,SUCKAZ,WEAK MINDED,JEALOUS FOLK PROVOKE U THEY WILL HAVE U TAKEN PENITENTARY CHANCES! WALK WIT GOD
@SoloDoloRoRo there's mad people here but it still feels like a small city to me. hard to explain. I see the same folk all the time
Huny (the scenario) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:03:58 -0000
@SoloDoloRoRo there's mad people here but it still feels like a small city to me. hard to explain. I see the same folk all the time
THIS MOFO @TheTrafficker said dark as my nigga folk shud had been the line on my president....i have totally lost it!!!!!!!lmfao!
DJFOLK (DJ FOLK El Jefe) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:03:20 -0000
THIS MOFO @TheTrafficker said dark as my nigga folk shud had been the line on my president....i have totally lost it!!!!!!!lmfao!
@moniqueterrell Howdy! Thank you. The very same to you! And I hope to catch up with all y'all city folk, sometime!
BeckyMcCray (Becky McCray) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:02:38 -0000
@moniqueterrell Howdy! Thank you. The very same to you! And I hope to catch up with all y'all city folk, sometime!
RT @Tannahs: HAPPY NEW YEAR twitter folk!
KansasFood (Kansas Food) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:02:11 -0000
RT @Tannahs: HAPPY NEW YEAR twitter folk!

 
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Labor Unions - An independent label devoted to restoring Folk music and art to their rightful status within the labor movement.
Meta Description: [ An independent record label presenting folk music from activist and romantic songwriters. Real Audio songs, mp3 downloads, CD's, poetry, art gallery, and links. ]

Acorn Records - British Folk, Acoustic and Unplugged music label. Artists include Adderbury Village, Bud, and Helen Bell. Catalog, online ordering, and links.

AtlanticArtists.Com - Featuring the most popular recording artists from Canada's Atlantic coast.
Meta Description: [ Putting you in touch with Atlantic Canada's favourite recording artists. ]

Azalea City Recordings - Takoma Park, MD folk label that permits artists to maintain the rights to their work.
Meta Description: [ Azalea City Recordings is a CD label that lets artists maintain the rights to their own work, reserve creative control, and work together with other artists to get their music heard and distributed. ]

Black Hen Music - Independent Canadian record label. Details of current artists and news.
Meta Description: [ Black Hen's official web site, featuring music, video, news, photos, concert information, merchandise, and more. ]

Camsco Music - Small-label recordings of traditional folk music. Order by phone, email, or mail.
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404 Cimarron Records, Inc. - Americana Singer-Songwriter James Talley's Nashville, USA-based label, which has released his recent tribute to Woody Guthrie, and will be releasing his future new releases.

Clever Sheep Records - Pennsylvania Electric Folk label. Home of artists Ray Ashley, Broadside Electric, Three Hour Detour, and Unsound. Mailing list, merchandise, band profiles.

Elizabeth Records - Representing the New York folk scene, information and audio links through CD Baby are on the site.

FolkDiva Records - Female Folk label. Artists include Green, Helen Chaya, and Eileen and Anna. Mailing list, upcoming shows and artist bios.

Foolish Records - Indie label with artists such as Laura Molinelli, Rick Redington, Jim Gilmour and the Huge Members.
Meta Description: [ Foolish Records, a record label supporting real musicians making real music. ]

Hurv Music - An independent Swedish Folk music label. Artists include Folksax, Britt Johan, and Marie Selander. Catalog, sound samples, and photo gallery.
Meta Description: [ Hurv är ett svenskt oberoende skivbolag, som huvudsakligen ger ut exklusiv musik, som kanske inte skulle ha kommit ut på något av de större skivbolagen. Huvuddelen av produktionen består av svensk folkmusik i olika former. Vi har hela vår katalog tillgänglig att bläddra i på n¹tet.... ]

500 Icebird Record Company - Artist operated Acoustic/Folk label company. Featured work includes The Madrones, The Filucy Hootchie Kootchie Band (kidz music) and Steve and Kristi Nebel. Audio samples, performing information and purchasing links are provided.

Minstral and Collegium Records - A straightforward listing of CDs, tapes, and LPs of traditional folk music and Renaissance and Medieval music.
Meta Description: [ Minstrel Records Traditional Folk Music, Collegium Records Renaissance Choral Music, as well as Sound Reinforcement and Recording Services ]

Mother Earth Music - Specializes in Folk and Contemporary. Details of artists and their recordings.
Meta Description: [ Official Mother Earth Music web site. This site incorporates various folk heros like, Saffron Summerfield, Mirk, Mary Asquith, Miriam Backhouse. ]

404 Rock Star Productions - Independent studio producing and managing artists, promoting CD releases, and supporting the efforts of independent musicians.
Meta Description: [ Rock Star Productions, LLC, recording studios, voice over production, producers of independent folk rock ]

Rocky Coast Music Inc. - Canadian independent Folk music label. Also represent traditional maritime band McGinty. Based in Nova Scotia.
Meta Description: [ Folk music and folk songs from a maritime folk band, McGinty and other similar bands. ]

Sonifolk - Independent record label from Spain that specializes in Spanish Folk music.

Sugar Babe Records - Home of Modern Bluegrass Band, The Dog Run Boys and Americana singer songwriter, Rick Malis.

TMOP Music - Label featuring the music of Mike Meltzer. His new album is titled The Big Go-'Round and features Syd Straw and Peter Case.

Vanguard Records - Includes a label history, artist profiles and merchandise.

Virt Records - Boston adult Alternative indie. Home of Beth Boucher. News, mailing list, and contact information.

Wild Boar Music - Belgium based folk label, including bands like Shantalla, Kadril, Lais, and Ambrozijn. Information for demo's, and on distribution and ordering.
Meta Description: [ fRoots says of this label: "Wild Boar are a small Belgian label who concentrate on a few artists; they seem to favour quality rather than quantity; nothing other than very interesting albums have come my way from them." ]

Wildplum Recordings - An indie label featuring Americana, folk, and other new acoustic music from the left coast; a remote recording service is also available.
Meta Description: [ Wildplum Recordings: A record label featuring folk music, Americana, and new acoustic music from the left coast. Artists: Palm Wine Boys, Celtic Elvis, Caren Armstrong, Jen Spool. Also available are mp3 downloads, and live and remote recording and recording studio services. ]

500 WillieB Music - Alabama adult Alternative label. Home of Josh Loring. MP3s and contact information.
Meta Description: [ Artists and Music from the Muscle Shoals Alabama Area ]

Woodstock Records - Litchfield, Connecticut Folk and Roots music label. Artists include the late Rick Danko, Professor Louie and The Crowmatix, and Kevin Doherty. News, tour dates, message board, chat room, discography, online store.

Xource - Scandinavian Folk and World music label. Website features artist profile, discography, news, and audio.

Yer Bird Records - A a small indie label based in Virginia, USA.

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