- Folk music is considered a rural music genre.
- Folk music talks about cultural and national identity.
- Folk comes from the word folklore.
- African-American musicians have influenced folk music in an immeasurable way.
- Much of the Folk Music about struggle and human rights comes from the African-American community.
- Banjo, an important instrument for Folk Music, was descended from West African instruments.
- Black folk musicians taught white country music how to play instruments but they never received recognition or recorded their own songs. (eg: Lesley Riddle and Carter Family).
- Story Telling is one of the elements of Folk Music.
- Leadbelly is considered one of the greatest Black Folk artists.
- Spirituals are a form of African-American folk song that combines elements of religious themes.
