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Texas country and Americana group Mike and the Moonpies performing on stage in 2023, with guitars, drums and pedal steel guitar

↗Music & culture · 5 min readWhat Is Country Music? Origins, Instruments and How to Recognize ItFrom Appalachian fiddle tunes and Black banjo traditions to Nashville studios: an accessible guide to the music, its history and the sounds that connect its many styles.