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Old-time music is a genre of North American folk music. It developed along with various North American folk dances, such as square dancing, clogging, and buck dancing.
Dec 30, 2019 · Before there was Bluegrass there was the Old Time / Folk sounds of Americana music. Here's 10 songs you may not know but should as they can be found in Blue...
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This collection of old-time social and instrumental string-band music spotlights instrumental prowess. Old-time music features playing styles that pre-date bluegrass, emerging from the string band tradition stretching back to the early years of United States history.
Old-time music encompasses various styles that originated in rural America before recorded music and radio were widely available. This was music made in the home and in community spaces, generally for personal entertainment or dancing.
Old-time music (aka old-timey music, mountain music) is perhaps the oldest form of North American traditional music other than Native American music, with roots in the folk musics of many countries, including England, Scotland, Ireland and countries in Africa.
Old-time music is the music of rural people. It was developed and sustained by musicians who made their own instruments and taught themselves how to play. It was used to provide entertainment when nothing else was available.
With its origins in traditional music of Europe and Africa, old-time music represents perhaps the oldest form of North American traditional music other than Native American music, and thus the term "old-time" is an appropriate one.
