▁America ▁and ▁in ▁Britain ▁started ▁a ▁new ▁genre , ▁contemporary ▁folk ▁music , ▁and ▁brought ▁an ▁additional ▁meaning ▁to ▁the ▁term ▁" folk ▁music ": ▁newly ▁composed ▁songs , ▁fixed ▁in ▁form ▁and ▁by ▁known ▁authors , ▁which ▁im itated ▁some ▁form ▁of ▁traditional ▁music . ▁The ▁popular ity ▁of ▁" cont empor ary ▁folk " ▁record ings ▁caused ▁the ▁appearance ▁of ▁the ▁category ▁" F olk " ▁in ▁the ▁Gram my ▁Awards ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 9 : ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁the ▁term ▁was ▁dropped ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁" Best ▁Eth nic ▁or ▁Trad itional ▁Rec ording ▁( including ▁Trad itional ▁Blues )", ▁while ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁brought ▁a ▁distinction ▁between ▁" Best ▁Trad itional ▁Fol k ▁Rec ording " ▁and ▁" Best ▁Contempor ary ▁Fol k ▁Rec ording ". ▁After ▁that , ▁they ▁had ▁a ▁" Tr ad itional ▁music " ▁category ▁that ▁subsequently ▁evol ved ▁into ▁others . ▁The ▁term ▁" folk ", ▁by ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century , ▁could ▁cover ▁singer ▁song writ ers , ▁such ▁as ▁Don ovan ▁from ▁Scotland ▁and ▁American ▁Bob ▁D yl an , ▁who ▁emer ged ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁much ▁more . ▁This ▁completed ▁a ▁process ▁to ▁where ▁" folk ▁music " ▁no ▁longer ▁meant ▁only ▁traditional ▁folk ▁music . ▁ ▁Sub ject ▁matter ▁▁ ▁Trad itional ▁folk ▁music ▁often ▁includes ▁s ung ▁words , ▁although ▁folk ▁instrument al ▁music ▁occurs ▁commonly ▁in ▁dance ▁music ▁trad itions