▁of ▁folk ▁music ▁relative ▁to ▁rock ▁and ▁pop . ▁Canada ▁was ▁however ▁influenced ▁by ▁the ▁folk ▁music ▁rev ival ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁when ▁ ▁local ▁ven ues ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Fol k ▁Work shop , ▁and ▁other ▁folk ▁clubs ▁and ▁coffee ▁houses ▁across ▁the ▁country , ▁became ▁cru ci bles ▁for ▁emer ging ▁song writ ers ▁and ▁perform ers ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁for ▁inter change ▁with ▁artists ▁visit ing ▁from ▁abroad . ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁▁ ▁American ▁traditional ▁music ▁is ▁also ▁called ▁roots ▁music . ▁ ▁Ro ots ▁music ▁is ▁a ▁broad ▁category ▁of ▁music ▁including ▁bl u egr ass , ▁country ▁music , ▁g ospel , ▁old ▁time ▁music , ▁jug ▁bands , ▁App al ach ian ▁folk , ▁bl ues , ▁C aj un ▁and ▁Native ▁American ▁music . ▁ ▁The ▁music ▁is ▁considered ▁American ▁either ▁because ▁it ▁is ▁native ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁or ▁because ▁it ▁developed ▁there , ▁out ▁of ▁foreign ▁orig ins , ▁to ▁such ▁a ▁degree ▁that ▁it ▁struck ▁music olog ists ▁as ▁something ▁distinct ly ▁new . ▁It ▁is ▁considered ▁" ro ots ▁music " ▁because ▁it ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁music ▁later ▁developed ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁including ▁rock ▁and ▁roll , ▁contemporary ▁folk ▁music , ▁rh ythm ▁and ▁bl ues , ▁and ▁jazz . ▁Some ▁of ▁these ▁gen res ▁are ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁traditional ▁folk ▁music . ▁ ▁C aj un ▁music , ▁an ▁em blem atic ▁music ▁of ▁Louisiana , ▁is ▁root ed ▁in