#I will explain why I think america remains and shenandoah are catergorized as they are if asked

[cowpokezuko]

For anyone interested, here are my song recs for each genre. Some of these are traditional songs that have a lot of versions, these are just my favorites. Also the line between country and folk is very fine and I run between the two like an excited dog.

Colonialism but Sad

Northwest Passage-Stan Rogers

Let the Bulgine Run-Four Pints Shy

Rollin' Down to Old Maui

Johnny Boy's Bones-Colter Wall

American Remains-The Highwaymen

Shenandoah-Pete Seeger

Rocky Mountain High-John Denver

Lost Lovers

Girl from the North Country-Bob Dylan

Bury Me Beneath the Willow-Four Pints Shy

May the Road-Four Pints Shy

Diamonds and Rust-Joan Baez

It Ain't Me Babe-Joan Baez

Leaving on a Jet Plane-John Denver

Lay, Lady, Lay-Bob Dylan

Undone in Sorrow-Four Pints Shy

Workers of the World Unite!

Keep Your Eyes on the Prize-Pete Seeger

Tear the Fascists Down-Woody Guthrie

John Henry-Woody Guthrie

The Rebel Girl-Hazel Dickens

John Brown's Body-Pete Seeger

Come Out Ye Black and Tans-The Wolfe Tones

Leave 'Er, Johnny-Dublin Gulch

Union Maid-Old Crow Medicine Show

Which Side Are You On-Pete Seeger

Chemical Worker's Lament-The Teeside Fettlers

Fairwell Johnny Miner-Dublin Gulch

I Ain't Got No Home In This World Anymore-Woody Guthrie

Blowin' in the Wind-Bob Dylan

Kinky Boots-The Irish Brigade

The Ballad of Bloody Thursday

Sparrow-Four Pints Shy

Byker Hill-Four Pints Shy

Additional subgroup: War Protest Songs

Where Have All the Flowers Gone-Peter, Paul, and Mary

Draft Dodgers Rag-Phil Ochs

Man in Black-Johnny Cash

Wild Irish Rose-George Jones

Knockin' On Heaven's Door-Bob Dylan

Lyndon Johnson Told the Nation-Tom Paxton

There are three genres of folk music:

Colonialism but we're sad about it

I have lost my one true love and now I'm going to play a sad banjo song

Workers of the world Unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains! You can and should beat the shit out of capitalists and their thugs.