Folk Instruments
Traditional Folk Music
American Folk Music Revival
Finish the Lyrics
100
A plucked stringed musical instrument that has been a central instrument in folk music, particularly in the 19th and 20th centuries. This instrument's portability and affordability made it a symbol of grassroots music
What is a guitar?
100
"Dinah won't you blow? Dinah won't you blow? Dinah won't you blow your horn?
Dinah won't you blow? Dinah won't you blow? Dinah won't you blow your horn?"
Is the chorus to what traditional folk song?
What is, "I've Been Workin on the Railroad"
100
Turn, Turn, Turn!
100
This Land is Your Land, this Land is my Land
From _________________________________
From the Redwood Forests to the _______________
This land was made for you and me
This land is your land, and this land is my land
From California to the New York island
From the Redwood Forest to the Gulf Stream waters
This land was made for you and me
200
A stringed instrument with a thin membrane stretched over a frame or cavity to form a resonator. Early forms of the instrument were fashioned by African Americans and had African antecedents. In the 19th century, interest in the instrument was spread across the United States and United Kingdom by traveling shows of the 19th-century minstrel show fad By the early 21st century, the this instrument was most frequently associated with folk, bluegrass, Appalachian, and country music.
What is a banjo?
200
Which famous singer's voice is featured in this song?
https://open.spotify.com/track/0LQb14wtNOmlcEpQkfnYX7?si=8cba38e2d16a4166
Who is Pete Seeger?
200
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
_______________________________
Remember me to one who lives there
She once was a true love of mine
Are you going to Scarborough Fair?
Parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme
Remember me to one who lives there
She once was a true love of mine
300
The instrument is a mainstay in all styles of traditional and rural music, from classic country to bluegrass, folk, and roots rock. Though it's technically the same instrument as a classical violin, it's the technique of playing that turns a "violin" into a ____________.
What is a fiddle?
300
Finish the phrase:
One evening as the sun went down
And the jungle fire was burning
Down the track came a hobo hikin'
And he said, "Boys, I'm not turning
I'm headed for a land that's far away
Beside the crystal fountains
So come with me, we'll go and see_________________________________________________________________.
The Big Rock Candy Mountain
300
This famous trio wrote the song "Puff, the Magic Dragon".
This trio is also known for covering folk songs by other popular folk artists (e.g. Leavin on a Jet Plane and If I had a Hammer)
Who is "Peter, Paul, and Mary?"
300
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the ______________ morning I'll come following you
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
I'm not sleepy and there is no place I'm going to
Hey, Mr. Tambourine Man, play a song for me
In the jingle jangle morning I'll come following you
400
Also known as the "mouth harp", this instrument is, aside from the human voice and your own two hands, the most portable instrument in traditional American folk music.
Hint: This instrument is small enough to fit into a pocket.
What is a harmonica?
400
Fill in the blank:
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry me home
Swing low, sweet chariot
Coming for to carry he home
I looked_________________________
Coming for to carry he home
A band of angels coming after me
Coming for to carry me home
"Over Jordan and what did I see?"
I looked OVER JORDAN AND WHAT DID I SEE
Coming for to carry he home
A band of angels coming after me
Coming for to carry me home
400
This songwriter & American folksinger and songwriter was hailed as the Shakespeare of his generation. He wrote wrote more than 500 songs recorded by more than 2,000 artists and was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016. He wrote the songs "Blown in the Wind" and "Mr. Tambourine Man"
https://open.spotify.com/track/18GiV1BaXzPVYpp9rmOg0E?si=8e434223243540bc
Who is Bob Dylan?
400
Hello darkness, _______________
I've come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound ______________
Hello darkness, my old friend
I've come to talk with you again
Because a vision softly creeping
Left its seeds while I was sleeping
And the vision that was planted in my brain
Still remains
Within the sound of silence
https://open.spotify.com/track/3YfS47QufnLDFA71FUsgCM?si=7b97354b365b43d7
500
A modern member of the lute family and a key instrument in American folk music, particularly in bluegrass and country music. This instrument's popularity in the United States has waxed and waned over time, but it has remained a widespread instrument across the country.
What is a mandolin?
500
This American singer wrote, "This Land is Your Land" in 1940.
Who is Woody Guthrie?
500
This American folk-singer and songwriter was also known for his social activism. He was a member of "The Weavers. In the 1960s, he emerged as a prominent singer of protest music in support of civil rights, workers rights, environmental causes, and ending the Vietnam War. He wrote songs such as "Where Have all the Flowers Gone" and "If I Had a Hammer"
https://open.spotify.com/track/0LQb14wtNOmlcEpQkfnYX7?si=3bdd7ea21cbe4195
Who is Pete Seeger?
500
Every place I go, I'll think of you
Every song I sing, I'll sing for you
When I come back, I'll bring your _____________
Every place I go, I'll think of you
Every song I sing, I'll sing for you
When I come back, I'll bring your wedding ring