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What Are The Two Examples Of Anglo American Folk Music

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2-4. “After listening to the two examples of Anglo American folk music, and the two examples of African American folk music, you can hear plenty of differences in the two different folk styles. The Anglo American had loud dynamics that complimented its high pitch accents. In The Cuckoo the timbres of the lap dulcimer are very distinct and have low dynamics that pair well with the high pitch tone qualities of Jean Ritchie's voice. I also feel that Anglo American folk music is very in touch with nature, and that is portrayed in the two songs that we listened to. Anglo American folk is what I think of when I think of folk music. African American folk music is very in touch with emotion. The singers in African American folk music have much deeper

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