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English folk music (1950–1959)
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Births and deaths
Births
Mike Oldfield
[
1
]
(1953)
Kirsty MacColl
(1959–2000)
Martin Simpson
(1953)
Clive Gregson
(1955)
Jez Lowe
(1955)
Deaths
Ralph Vaughan Williams
(1872–1958)
Recordings
1957:
Sings English Folk Songs
(
Steve Benbow
)
1959:
Sweet England
(
Shirley Collins
)
See also
Music of the United Kingdom (1950s)
References
↑
Fasmer, B. T. (24 August 2016).
"Raymond Henry Oldfield Died"
.
New Age Music Guide
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7 April
2023
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English folk music
Folk music by era
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Subgenres and fusions
British folk rock
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Dance forms
General
Abbots Bromley Horn Dance
English country dance
Furry Dance
Garland dance
Long Sword dance
Maypole dance
Morris dance
Rapper dance
2/4 Dance
Polka
2/2 and 4/4 Dances
Hornpipe
Reel
3/4 Dance
Waltz
3/2 Dance
Triple Hornpipe
6/8 Dance
Jigs
9/8 Dance
Slip jig
Song forms
Ballads
Carols
Children's songs
Protest songs
Sea shanties
War songs
Work songs
Instruments
Accordion
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Crowdy-crawn
Fiddle
Fife
Flute
Lancashire bagpipe
Lincolnshire bagpipes
Melodeon
Northumbrian smallpipes
Tabor
Tin whistle
Yorkshire bagpipe
Half-long pipes
Regional traditions
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Northumbria
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External relations
Scottish folk music
Folk music of Denmark
Miscellaneous
Folk clubs
Folk festival
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