ArtSound FM

ArtSound FM live broadcasting from Australia. Canberra is the city of music and the arts, and ArtSound FM 92.7 & 90.3 (Tuggeranong) is Canberra’s own music and arts radio station. ArtSound FM broadcasts to the Canberra and Queanbeyan regions 24 hours a day, 12 months of the year. With a great mix of jazz, blues, folk, world and classical music, ArtSound FM has something for all discerning music lovers.

Folk music includes both traditional music and the genre that evolved from it during the 20th century folk revival. The term originated in the 19th century but is often applied to music that is older than that. Some types of folk music are also called world music.

Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted orally, or as music with unknown composers. It has been contrasted with commercial and classical styles. One meaning often given is that of old songs, with no known composers; another is music that has been transmitted and evolved by a process of oral transmission or performed by custom over a long period of time. 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 revival music to distinguish it from earlier folk forms.

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