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Folger, Henry Clay 1857-1930 , folk / fōk/ (also folks) • pl. n. 1. inf. people in general: some folk will do anything for money an old folks' home. ∎ a specified group of people:… Cecil James Sharp , Sharp, Cecil
Cecil Sharp
British musicologist Cecil Sharp (1859-1924) made an invaluable contribution to the history of folk music in his travels thr… Folk Dance , Folk Dance
FOLK DANCE
FOLK DANCE Dance plays an important role in celebrating South Asian life-cycle events and calendrical rituals, as well as relig… Morris , Morris, Morrice. A type of Eng. folk dance for men, assoc. with Whitsuntide and perf. to the acc. of pipe, tabor, fiddle, concertina, and accordeon.… Dance , In Ancient Israel
In the Bible, Mishnah, and Talmud, dance is referred to in various contexts as an important ritualized activity and as an expressio… Folk Song , folk song, music of anonymous composition, transmitted orally. The theory that folk songs were originally group compositions has been modified in rec…
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