Editing Song (section)

===Folk===
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Folk songs are songs of often anonymous origin (or are [[public domain]]) that are transmitted [[Oral tradition|orally]]. They are frequently a major aspect of national or cultural [[identity (social science)|identity]]. Art songs often approach the status of folk songs when people forget who the author was. Folk songs are also frequently transmitted non-orally (that is, as [[sheet music]]), especially in the modern era. Folk songs exist in almost every culture. The German term ''Volkslied'' was coined in the late 18th century, in the process of collecting older songs and writing new ones. Popular songs may eventually become [[Folk music|folk song]]s by the same process of detachment from their source. Folk songs are more or less in the public domain by definition, though there are many folk song entertainers who publish and record copyrighted original material. This tradition led also to the singer-songwriter style of performing, where an artist has written [[confessional poetry]] or personal statements and sings them set to music, most often with guitar accompaniment.

There are many genres of popular songs, including [[torch song]]s, [[ballad]]s, [[novelty song]]s, [[anthem]]s, rock, blues and soul songs as well as indie music. Other commercial genres include [[rapping]]. Folk songs include ballads, [[lullaby|lullabies]], [[love song]]s, mourning songs, dance songs, [[work song]]s, [[ritual]] songs and many more.

====Sporting====
A sporting song is a folk song that celebrates [[fox hunting]], [[horse racing]], [[gambling]] and other recreations.

Although songs about boxers and successful racehorses were common in the nineteenth century, few are performed by current singers. In particular, fox-hunting is considered [[political correctness|politically incorrect]]. The most famous song about a foxhunter, "[[D'ye ken John Peel]]" was included in ''[[The National Song Book]]'' in 1906 and is now often heard as a marching tune. [[A. L. Lloyd]] recorded two EPs of sporting ballads; "Bold Sportsmen All" (1958) and "Gamblers and Sporting Blades (Songs of the Ring and the Racecourse)" (1962). The [[High Level Ranters]] and Martin Wyndham-Read recorded an album called "English Sporting Ballads" in 1977. ''[[The Prospect Before Us]]'' (1976) by [[The Albion Country Band|The Albion Dance Band]] contains two rarely heard hunting songs.