page_title: Folk festivals in the United States
section_title: Music folk festival
hierarchical_section_title: Folk festivals in the United States / Types of folk festival / Music folk festival
caption_attribution_description: English: Photo taken at 2017 Richmond Folk Festival, Richmond, VA, USA
context_page_description: Folk festivals are an important part of American community life. For the American people, popular folk festivals are important events composed of complex folklore phenomena. Folk festivals are generally used to celebrate folk music and traditional folk crafts, and some folk festivals are embodied in the form of dance and art. Some festivals are used to celebrate the harvest of crops or to gather people to watch performances and enjoy music, dance and folk culture on a specific day. These folk festivals can be categorized into music, dance, traditional culture and art as well as traditional crafts. Some folk festivals have a long history and they have been passed down from generation to generation. Even the folk festivals that have been recognized by people in recent years have received attention. There are hundreds of folk festivals in American waiting to be celebrated, and each festival has its own characteristics and style. As an inclusive country that incorporates a diverse culture, folk festivals are important events for the American people. More music festivals exist in American whether it is outdoors or indoors, the festival attracts a large number of visitors and tourists.
context_section_description: The Music Folk Festival is the most popular type of festival in the United States. Many folk music is disseminated at folk music festivals. Some of the famous American music festivals attract a large number of tourists every year. These types of music include but are not limited to the blues, jazz, Appalachian mountain music and other genres not only give voice and shape to America's roots. There are hundreds of different-sized folk music festivals are held in the United States every year and audiences are free to choose the music festivals they are interested in. Some music festivals choose to charge viewers for tickets, while some music festivals are free to viewers. The performance of the festival is diverse. It not only presents songs to the audience, but more musical performances and music art are expressed to the audience. Generations of Americans have participated in these events and helped organize efforts to preserve their community through the song, dance, art and showmanship that are on display their respective and pride. These music folk festivals are the proud legacy for American people.
caption: Music performance
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