Folk／民谣

　　Each country has their own folk music, but the genre usually refers to American and British music that has been passed through the generations by oral tradition. It''''''''s simple, acoustic-based music that spins everyday events and common people into mythic status. Many traditional folksongs have no known author, they have simply evolved over the years. Most of the earliest recorded folk music was of this nature, but with Woody Guthrie, topical folk began making its way to record. Still, many artists, including the Weavers and Pete Seeger, chose to mix traditional songs with newer material, either written by the artists themselves or other contemporary musicians.

　　每个国家都有自己的民谣音乐，但用于音乐门类则通常是指美国和英国的、以口传唱并代代相传的音乐。这种音乐很简单，基于原声的音乐将日常故事和老百姓融入虚构的情节。许多传统的民歌不知作者是谁，而年复一年的发展下来。多数最早期录下来的民谣音乐便是这种性质，但Woody Guthrie的出现，令有主题的民谣音乐开始在唱片录制中兴起。与此同时，许多艺人，包括Weavers和Pete Seeger，选择将传统的歌曲与新加入的、他们自己写的或是其他同时期音乐家的东西混合在一起。

　　Initially, Bob Dylan functioned in that style, but by his second album, =The Freewheelin'''''''' Bob Dylan,= he began relying entirely on original material, thereby ushering the modern era of folk, where most performers sang their own (usually personally and introspective) material, and only occasionally throwing in covers.

　　最初的时候，Bob Dylan用此种风格创作，而随后他的第二张专辑“随心所欲的Bob Dylan”面世后，他开始完全依靠原创的东西，并由些揭开了民谣的现代纪元，从此以后多数的表演者演唱自己的（通常是个人的和自省的）原创作品，仅仅偶然地翻唱老歌。

连庆译自AMG