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(Encyclopedia) folk dance, primitive, tribal, or ethnic form of the dance, sometimes the survival of some ancient ceremony or festival. The term is used also to include characteristic national dances…folk high school
(Encyclopedia) folk high school, type of adult education that in its most widely known form originated in Denmark in the middle of the 19th cent. The idea as originally conceived by Bishop Nikolai…Bartók, Béla
(Encyclopedia) Bartók, BélaBartók, Bélabāˈlə bärˈtŏk, Hung. bāˈlô bôrˈtōk [key], 1881–1945, Hungarian composer and collector of folk music. He studied (1899–1903) and later taught piano at the Royal…folk drama
(Encyclopedia) folk drama, noncommercial, generally rural theater and pageantry based on folk traditions and local history. This form of drama, common throughout the world, declined in popularity in…folk medicine
(Encyclopedia) folk medicine, methods of curing by means of healing objects, herbs, or animal parts; ceremony; conjuring, magic, or witchcraft; and other means apart from the formalized practice of…folk music
(Encyclopedia) folk music: see folk song.Powell, John
(Encyclopedia) Powell, John, 1882–1963, American pianist and composer, b. Richmond, Va., grad. Univ. of Virginian, 1901. In Vienna he studied piano and composition and in 1908 made his debut as a…Biographies: Folk, Gospel, and World Musicians
Folk, Gospel, and World Musicians Joan Baez See also People in the NewsRecent Obituaries Related Links Biographies by CategoryBadu, Erykah, musician Baez, Joan, folk singer and…Charles Wharton Stork: The Silent Folk
The Silent FolkCharles Wharton StorkOh, praise me not the silent folk; To me they only seem Like leafless, bird-abandoned oak And muffled, frozen stream.I want the leaves to talk and tell The…Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade
Swingers2 Days in the ValleyVideos.com; $14.95Short; NRDirector: George HickenlooperCast: Billy Bob Thornton, Molly Ringwald and J. T. Walsh The oft-repeated line (intoned, of course, with the…Trending
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