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Gene Shay, co-founder and host of the Philadelphia Folk Festival, defined folk music in an April 2003 interview by saying: “In the strictest sense, it’s music that is rarely written for profit. It’s music that has endured and been passed down by oral tradition. […] Also, what distinguishes folk music is that it is participatory—you don’t have to be a great musician to be a folk singer. […] And finally, it brings a sense of community. It’s the people’s music.
