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Amanda MacLean
Amanda MacLean is a Scottish writer and singer of folk music. Sharps Folk Club MacLean has been one of the organisers of Sharp's Folk Club for several years. She started during the COVID-19 pandemic when many of the sessions and sing arounds occurred virtually. Under her leadership, the club embraced online broadcast and recorded all of the songs sung by contributors. The club continues to run weekly. Other projects MacLean sings with Alison Frosdick and Wendy Lanchin as part of the ''Rumpled Muslin'' folk trio. She has also published three journal articles and a novel, each exploring the history of a traditional British folk song and its relation to real-world history: * * * * * MacLean contributed a recording of Mill O Tifty's Annie to Oli Steadman's ''365 Days Of Folk'' project on January 19, 2024, marking the 346th anniversary of Agnes Tifty's death. The recording followed the standard text. References Living people Scottish folk singers Scottish women writers 21 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folk Music
Folk music is a music genre that includes #Traditional folk music, traditional folk music and the Contemporary folk music, contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. Some types of folk music may be called world music. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted orally, music with unknown composers, music that is played on traditional instruments, music about cultural or national identity, music that changes between generations (folk process), music associated with a people's folklore, or music performed by Convention (norm), custom over a long period of time. It has been contrasted with popular music, commercial and art music, classical styles. The term originated in the 19th century, but folk music extends beyond that. Starting in the mid-20th century, a new form of popular folk music evolved from traditional folk music. This process and period is called the (second) folk revival and reached a zenith ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
