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Taplas
''Taplas'' was a folk music magazine which covered the genre in Wales and its border areas of England. It existed between 1982 and 2013. Overview While firmly based in Wales and the borders, and running out of a head office in Cardiff, ''Taplas's'' focus included folk, traditional, bluegrass, and world music. Features were often commissioned if the subject was performing in the core area during the time scale of the magazine's shelf life, but not exclusively so. There was almost always some coverage of at least one Wales-based artist in each issue. Each issue featured news, in-depth features, reviews, listings and some comment. From 2007 the magazine also had a regular feature on traditional dance, ''On Your Feet'', which profiled a traditional dance side or team within the core area of the magazine's coverage. The magazine was published in black and white, with a full colour cover. Extra colour pages were often added for the festival supplement edition, in April/May of each ye ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Folk Music
Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the 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 custom over a long period of time. It has been contrasted with commercial and 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 in the 1960s. This form of music is sometimes called contemporary folk music or folk rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
