MUSI 401 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Strophic Form, New York Journal-American, Folk Music
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Origins of the term, hillbilly and the culture of the scots-irish settlers of appalachia and surrounding areas. The country music that is popular today is quite a bit different than the early country music that originated in appalachia and the south. Early country music was called hillbilly music. this word was originally a derogatory term used to describe a poor, uneducated, unsophisticated white person from the appalachian region or southern united states. The first written references to the word, hillbilly, were seen in the late. The following quotation summarizes the stereotypes associated with the term: Many of them came to america during the 18th and 19th centuries from the irish province of. Ulster in northern ireland in part to escape religious persecution and the near-constant wars among the. They held calvinist beliefs and separated from the church of england. They maintained their tightly knit, clannish social structure and culture, which emphasized self-reliance, family ties and honor.
