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Old-time music is a genre of North American folk music. It developed along with various North American folk dances, such as square dancing, contra dance, clogging, and buck dancing.
The phrase “old-time” describes the music played on fiddles and banjos in the United States before the 1940s. This music can be played on solo instruments or by small ensembles known as string bands.
Old-time music encompasses various styles that originated in rural America before recorded music and radio were widely available. This was music made in the home and in community spaces, generally for personal entertainment or dancing.
OLD-TIME MUSIC is traditional music that developed in rural and often isolated areas of the Appalachian mountains and other regions before radio, cars, and other modern inventions.
Old time music, with its traditional beginnings in the folk music of countries in Europe and Africa, brought forth fond traditions in dance and folk songs. It also was a cultural service to others due to its core familial values in its texts, and guiding principles in its musical sequences.
Old-time music was the old-time name for real mountain-type folk music. Old-time music is the main foundation for bluegrass music. It is the kind of music that Bill Monroe, Earl Scruggs, the Stanley Brothers and in fact most rural people prior to the mid nineteen twenties, were raised with.
Old-time music is a genre that emerged in the Appalachian region, characterized by its roots in folk traditions, particularly from English, Scottish, and Irish immigrants. This style is known for its use of acoustic instruments like fiddles, banjos, and guitars, and often features a combination of vocal harmonies and traditional dance rhythms.