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Thread #148968 Message #3464390
Posted By: Gibb Sahib
11-Jan-13 - 02:00 AM
Thread Name: Evolution of the term 'folk music'
Subject: RE: Evolution of the term 'folk music'
Writers circa 1859/60/61 (Car Engels for one) say they are borrowing the phrase from German "Volksmusik." That might be a place to start.