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   <title><![CDATA[About.com Folk Music: What's Hot Now]]></title>
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   <description>These articles that had the largest increase in popularity over the last week</description>
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         <title><![CDATA[&quot;Yankee Doodle&quot;]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[&quot;Yankee Doodle&quot; is one of the most popular American patriotic songs, and is also the state song of Connecticut. However, despite its popularity, it started out as a song that made fun of American troops.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[James Taylor]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[James Taylor is everyone's favorite sensitive singer/songwriter. His career has spanned three decades and taken him from relative obscurity to a level where he is one of the most celebrated songwriters of our time. Here's a profile and more information about singer-songwriter James Taylor.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Mardi Gras Songs]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Learn more about Mardi Gras songs and the history of the celebration. Long story short, traditional music and Mardi Gras go hand and hand. If you've ever walked down Canal Street on Mardi Gras day, you know what I'm talking about. Here are some of the great traditional songs that have become synonymous with American Mardi Gras.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Folk and Country]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Both country music and folk music have their roots in the story-song tradition, particularly in rural communities. If musical styles have ancestors, the common ancestor to folk and country music would be the Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers. Learn more about what distinguishes country music from folk.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Mandolin Players]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Mandolin is one of the most popular instruments in American folk music and bluegrass. Learn more about the instrument by learning more about all the great artists who have played it through the years. Here's a list of some of the greatest mandolin players of folk and bluegrass music. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Joni Mitchell Songs]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Joni Mitchell is easily one of the most celebrated singer-songwriters in contemporary folk music. If you're just learning about her work, here's a look at some of Joni Mitchell's best songs.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[New Protest Songs]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[I've seen a lot on blogs all over the Web recently where people have been complaining that there are so few musicians writing new protest songs these days, particularly given our current political climate. Of course there are plenty of new songs coming out that were written in protest to the war and the Bush administration, and this list touches on just a few of the great new topical tunes out there.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Envrionmentalist Songs]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Folk artists have been talking about the environment since long before there was a "green movement" to]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Best Folk Venues and Clubs]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[There are a lot of things that separate great folk venues from dive rock bars that allow folk musicians on the bill. These venues fill all those qualifications, and many of them go even further to make sure your playing and listening experience is top-notch.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Alt Country Artists]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Alternative Country is Folk's newest grandchild, and its artists and bands run the gamut from what looks like Bluegrass to what looks like Rock and Roll, but one thing binds them all together: they don't sound like anything else on the market.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Songs for the Recession]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Recession songs are a rich part of American music history. With the stock market falling farther every day, more and more of us are starting to feel the crunch of the plummeting Dow. Of course, this is not the first time our country (and the greater world) has found itself falling on hard economic times, and there are plenty of songs about tightening one's budget. Here's a list of some of the great folk songs to listen to during a recession.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[2011 Grammy Awards]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards will be presented in ceremonies held on Feb. 13, 2011, with a portion of the awards ceremony scheduled to air on CBS. Following are a list of the nominees in the folk and Americana categories for 2011, as well as a list of folk and Americana artists nominated for Grammy Awards in other categories.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Bob Dylan&#039;s &#8220;Protest&quot; Songs]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[From his debut at the 1963 Newport Folk Festival to his performance at Martin Luther King Jr's freedom march in Washington, D.C., Bob Dylan spent most of 1962-63 writing &quot;protest&quot; songs as an activist in the civil rights movement. Learn more about Dylan's evolution as a political songwriter here.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Best Bluegrass Artists]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Bluegrass has its roots in celtic folk music, but has become a musical genre that covers a vastly diverse pool of musicians. If you're a new fan of the genre, this list of players can give you a really good start on your burgeoning bluegrass knowledge. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[How To Write a  Folk Song]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[I think everyone should try their hand at songwriting now and then. It's an entertaining thing to do on a boring, rainy day; and besides, you never know &#150; you could be the next Bob Dylan or Joni Mitchell, and you just don't know it yet. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[2012 Grammy Winners - Folk and Americana]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Check out the nominees (and winners) in the folk and Americana categories, for the 2011 Grammy Awards. Listed here are also folk and Americana artists nominated in other catgeories. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Folk Music Timeline]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[American folk music stretches way back to the very beginnings of the country, and recording the date]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[NYC Open Mics]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Open Mic Nights are a great way of meeting other musicians, scoping your local community of folksingers, and just staying in good form as a performer. In New York, I found open mic nights to be an essential part of getting acquainted with the scene and learning how to get booked around town. There are literally hundreds (if not thousands) of clubs all over New York, but this list will keep you busy at least six days a week. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Great New Folk Songs]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Some people are of the mind that a folk song isn't a folk song until it's been around for a long time. I tend to disagree, for the most part, and I happen to think the last couple of years have produced some excellent new folk songs. Here's a look at ten of the great new folk songs that have come out in the past year.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[2010 Folk, Americana Grammy]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[In 2010, the Grammy Awards re-designated the folk and Americana categories, so that Contemporary Folk and Americana were two separate area for the first time in Grammy history. Bluegrass also fell under the new American Roots category. The 52nd Annual Grammy Awards were awarded in ceremonies held Jan. 31, 2010. Here's a look at the nominees and winners in folk, roots, and Americana music for the 2010 Grammy Awards.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Best New Folk Artists 2011]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[2011 was a vibrant year on the American folk music scene, with new artists seemingly appearing left and right. Check out some of the best new artists in Americana and folk music with this introductory list.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Folk Music Albums for Kids]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[If you're looking for songs to sing with your kids, there's no better place to start than with some classic timeless folk songs. Here's a look at some of the best folk music albums for children and their parents.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Women in Folk Music]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Women in folk music run the gamut from singer-songwriters to blues guitarists, alt-country crooners and activist protest singers. Learn more about women in folk music, from the legendary trailblazers to the hottest up-and-coming female folksingers. From Janis Ian to Joni Mitchell and Joan Baez to Ani DiFranco, this is a list of some of the most important women in American folk music.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Folk Music and Civil Rights]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Sure, the civil rights movement would have happened without the music, but the way in which folk songs and folk singers fused with the message of individual and collective empowerment was certainly helpful. Also, it was no accident. Learn more about the place American folk music held in the civil rights movement with this brief history.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[We Shall Overcome]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA["We Shall Overcome" ( purchase/download ) became particularly popular in the 1960s, during the Civil]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[k.d. lang]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[The darling of the alt.country world, k.d. lang has gone from punker to country singer to crooner, and beyond. ]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[African American Folk Music]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[From the blues to zydeco, and jazz to hip-hop; from the slave-era spirituals about struggle and personal empowerment to the forefathers of rock & roll, America&#146;s roots music is absolutely replete with the influence of the African-American community.]]></description>
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         <title><![CDATA[Essential Dylan Albums]]></title>
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         <description><![CDATA[Bob Dylan has been one of the most dynamic artists in the history of modern American music. Here's a look at five of his most memorable, envelope-pushing albums, and how they affected the turns of American folk-rock.]]></description>
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