American Folk Music

What is American Folk music?

• Music of the people

• Music to make you money

• Music to make you famous

• Music for commercials

Which instrument is typically not used in folk music

• Oboe

• Guitar

• Fiddle

• Mandolin

Which artist is not a folk musician?

• Roy Rogers

• Bob Dylan

• Joan Baez

• Woody Guthrie

Which song is considered a Folk music standard?

• Blowing in the Wind

• Gone with the Wind

• Somewhere over the Rainbow

• Yesterday

Why do we not know who composed many folk tunes?

• they were anonymous

• they died a long time ago

• all folk tunes are copies of other songs

• folk music is always made up on the spot

What is not a type of early American Folk music?

• Slave songs

• Sea Chanteys

• Lumberjack songs

• String Quartets

What was "The Grand Ole Opry's" original name?

• The Barn Dance Program

• The Square Dance show

• The Ed Sullivan Show

• Night at the Honkeytonk

What type of songs were first written in the 1840s?

• Gold Rush Songs

• Lumberjack Songs

• Sea Chanteys

• Vendor Songs

Where did American Folk music originate?

• The Rocky Mountains

• The Appalachian Mountains

• The Ohio River Valley

• The Caribbean Islands

What city in Tennessee became the center for country music?

• Nashville

• St. Louis

• Chicago

• Los Angeles