Traditional

This article covers the musical term. For the educational expression, see tradition

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The term traditional describes in the narrower sense the Anglo-Saxon or Celtic version of the folk song . A certain type of Anglo-Saxon folk dance is also called traditional . For some time now, the term traditional has also been used for folk songs from other countries. On the other hand, the German terms folk music or folk music or folklore , which were used in the past and were used to describe the genre , are increasingly being used by the commercialized music genres of folk and folk music , and thus misappropriated.

The use of the term is intended to make it clear that, unlike folk , a traditional is mostly much older and more original and originated from the people. Traditionals are therefore generally in the public domain. Scarborough Fair , for example, is an English traditional that has been reinterpreted by Simon and Garfunkel and other artists.

Although American culture did not develop until later, American folk songs such as Oh, Susannah (I Come From Alabama) or gospels such as Michael, Row the Boat Ashore are now referred to as traditionals in everyday language .