David Horn was a founding editor of the journal Popular Music and a founding member of IASPM (The International Association for the Study of Popular Music). He was Director of the Institute of Popular Music at the University of Liverpool from 1988 until his retirement in 2002. Together with the blues scholar Paul Oliver he first proposed the idea of EPMOW in the 1980s, and has worked on the project since that time. John Shepherd is Chancellor’s Processor of Music and Sociology at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. He was from 2012-2017 Carleton Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President (Academic). Dr. Shepherd has been a member of EPMOW’s editorial board since 1990. In 2000, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in recognition of his role “as a leading architect of a post-War critical musicology.”

Genre is a term that musicians can argue about endlessly, but the editors of the EPMOW have taken a broad view, situating genre in social contexts as well as scrutinizing musical features. The advantages of doing so are seen in this exciting and far-reaching collection of scholarly articles. This eleventh volume not only explores a huge variety of European musical types and styles, but also examines music associated with social spaces, ethnic identities, and cultural institutions. Anyone wanting to compare Heavy Metal in Finland with Heavy Metal in Italy, or Hip-Hop in Poland with Hip-Hop in Sweden, or who simply seeks an explanation of Schuhplatter or Tallava, now has an indispensable reference guide. Warmly recommended.

• IntroductionPopular Music Concepts in EuropeAcknowledgementsList of contributorsMapsGenres: EuropeAcid House – Phil KirbyAcid Jazz – Caspar MelvilleAgitmuzyka – Igor Stanislavovich VorobyovAheng Music – Eno KoçoAlbanian Popular Song (Kenge popullore shqiptare) – Eno KoçoAlpunk – Melanie Maria RudigAmbient – Robert StrachanArbeiterlied – Peter WickeAustropop – Melanie Maria RudigAvanspettacolo – Gianni BorgnaAvant-pop – Sean AlbiezAvtorskaya Pesnya – Rachel S. PlatonovBalearic Beat – Robert StrachanBalkan Rock – Alenka Barber-KersovanBanda Filarmonica – Andre GranjoBandas (in South-Western France) – Marie PendanxBandella – Marcello Sorce KellerBard Music – Maria Paula SurvillaBeat Music – Phil Kirby with David Horn and Paolo PratoBhangra – Brannavan Gnanalingam Blatnaya Pesnya – Rachel S. PlatonovBleep – Sean AlbiezBlues in Europe – David HornBordunrock (Drone Rock) – Dan LundbergBouzouki Music – Dafne Tragaki British Blues – Lawrence DaviesBritish Traditional Jazz – Richard BakerBritpop – Robert StrachanBusker Music – Ignazio MacchiarellaCabaret – Peter WickeCalypso in the UK – Brian D’Aquino Cancao de Coimbra – Rui Vieira Nery, Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-Branco and Pedro RoxoCancao de Intervencao – Maria de Sao Jose Corte-Real and Hugo CastroCanti della Mondine – Ambrogio Sparagna with Paolo PratoCanti de Passione – Ambrogio Sparagna with Paolo PratoCanzone – Franco FabbriCanzone di Malavita – Goffredo Plastino Canzone Napoletana – Giovanni VaccaCarol – Jeremy Dibble with Paolo PratoCeltic Music – John O’FlynnCeltic Music in Brittany – Yves DefranceCeltic Music in Ireland – John O’FlynnCeltic Music in Scotland – Adam BehrCeltic Music in the Iberian Peninsula – Javier Campos Calvo-SoteloCeltic Music in Wales – Sarah HillChalgia – Ljupco JolevskiChanson – Gilbert DelorChanson Occitane – Valerie Mazerolle with Jean-Jacques CasteretChillout – Sean AlbiezChristian Music in Europe – Franz Coriasco with Paolo Prata and David HornColadeira (in Europe) – Rui CidraCopla – Alicia Garcia Medina and Nieves Iglesias MartinezCosmic Rock – Peter WickeCretan Music – Ioannis PapdatosCrimean Tatar Pop Music – Maria SonevytskyCsardas – Ales OpekarCuple – Maruxa BalinasCymanfa Ganu – Trevor HerbertDancehall in Europe – Brian D’AquinoDansktop – Henrik Smith-SivertsenDechovka – Ales OpekarDervencanske/Izvorne Songs – Jasmina Talam Dialectpop – Hanne KlootsDimotiko – Eleni KallimopoulouDisco Polo – Anna Piotrowska Doina – Speranta RadulescuDrum and Bass – Phil KirbyDubstep – Sean AlbiezECM Jazz - Peter MartinEisterddfod – Trevor HerbertElectro in Europe – Robert StrachanElectronic Body Music – Sean AlbiezEntechno – Kostas ChardasEstrada – Polly McMichaelEstrada (in Bulgaria) – Claire LevyEthno-Jazz Claire LevyEtno Beat – Pierfrancesco Pacoda and Paolo PratoEurodisco – Phil KirbyEurovision Song – Philip V. BohlmanFado – Rui Vieira NeryFinnish Tango – Yrjo HeinonenFlamenco – Cristina Cruces-RoldanFolk High School Song Book – Charlotte Rordam LarsenFolk Revival – David HornFolklig Koral – Dan LundbergFrench Touch – Olivier JulienFunana (in Portugal) – Rui CidraFusion in Georgia – Nino TsitsishviliGabber – Lutgard MutsaersGammaldans – Dan LundbergGarage, UK – Phil KirbyGassenhauer – Peter WickeGebrauchsmusik – Peter WickeGhana – Philip CiantarGlam Rock – Philip AuslanderGlitch – Sean AlbiezGoralsko Muzyka/Goralska Muzyka – Louise J. WrazenGothic Rock – Roy ShukerGrime – Phil KirbyHardcore Rave – Sean AlbiezHauntology – Sean AlbiezHawaiimuziek – Lutgard MutsaersHeavy Metal in Europe – Ross HagenHeavy Metal in Finland – Hannu TolvanenHeavy Metal in Germany – Wolf-Georg ZaddachHeavy Metal in Hungary – Tamás TófalvyHeavy Metal in Italy – Jacopo ContiHeavy Metal in Norway – Lars Koppang NorbergHeavy Metal in Portugal – Miguel AlmeidaHigh-Energy (Hi-NRG) – Sean AlbiezHip-Hop in Europe – Alex StevensonHip-Hop in Denmark – Mads KroghHip-Hop in Finland – Antti-Ville KärjäHip-Hop in France – Stéphanie MolineroHip-Hop in Georgia – Nino TsitsishviliHip-Hop in Germany – Dietmar ElfleinHip-Hop in Hungary – Gabor Valyi 382Hip-Hop in Iceland – Tony MitchellHip-Hop in Italy – Jacopo ContiHip-Hop in Poland – Anna PiotrowskaHip-Hop in Portugal – Rui CidraHip-Hop in Sweden – Johan SödermanHip-Hop in the UK – Alex StevensonHoro – Claire LevyIndie – Robert StrachanIndorock – Lutgard MutsaersIndustrial – Music Jason HanleyIskelmä – Antti-Ville KärjäItalo Disco – Jacopo Conti with Phil KirbyJazz Sardo – Ignazio MacchiarellaJewish Popular Music – Philip V. BohlmanJordaanlied – Lutgard MutsaersJump – Pedro De BruyckereJungle – Caspar MelvilleKaba – Eno KoçoKalakuri – Simgera Joseph JordaniaKalattuut – Anja Mølle LindelofKlapa – Singing Joško CaletaKleinkunst – Pedro De Bruyckere and Hanne KlootsKola San Jon – Ana Flávia MiguelKolo – Selena RakocevicKramárská Písen – Aleš OpekarKrautrock – Peter WickeLaïkó – Eleni Kallimopoulou and Panagiotis C. PoulosLakodalmas Rock – Barbara Rose LangeLa Movida – Héctor FouceLändler – Gerlinde HaidLejlighedssange Charlotte – Rørdam LarsenLevenslied and Smartlap – Lutgard MutsaersLidovka – Aleš OpekarLied – Peter WickeLight Music – Michael PayneLiscio – Roberto Agostini with Paolo PratoLudový Fox – Aleš OpekarMacchietta – Simona FrascaMagyarnóta – Lujza TariMakjetta – Philip CiantarManea/Manele – Speranta Radulescu, Costin Moisil and Florin IordanManx Songs – Fenella Crowe BazinMasová Písen – Aleš OpekarMazurka – Gabrielle KielichMerseybeat – Phil KirbyMocroflavour – Lutgard MutsaersModinha – Rui Vieira NeryMorna (in Europe) – Rui CidraMusette – Jérôme LenainMusic Hall Song – Dave LaingMusica Corsa – Ignazio MacchiarellaMúsica Ligeira – Pedro Moreira, Rui Cidra and Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-BrancoMusica Neomelodica – Vincenzo PernaMúsica Popular (Portugal) – Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-Branco and Rui CidraMuzica Lautareasca – Speranta RadulescuMuzica Populara (Romania) – Speranta RadulescuNarodno-Zabavna Glasba – Alenka Barber-KersovanNederbeat – Lutgard MutsaersNederpop – Lutgard MutsaersNéo Kyma – Konstis KornetisNeue Deutsche – Welle Peter WickeNew Romantics – Sean AlbiezNorthern Soul – Katie MilestoneNorwegian Folk Music, Contemporary – Mats JohanssonNova Cançó Catalana – Maria Salicrú-MaltasNovokomponovana Narodna Muzika – Ljerka Vidic RasmussenOberkrainer – Melanie Maria RudigOccitan Traditional Music – Jean Jacques CastéretOld Tbilisi Songs – Joseph JordaniaOperetta – Paolo PratoOrfeão – Maria do Rosário PestanaOrganett – Philip CiantarPalingpop Lutgard MutsaersParadosiaká – Eleni KallimopoulouPasodoble – Iván IglesiasPenillion – Trevor HerbertPiosenka Podwórkowa – Anna PiotrowskaPiosenka Zaangazowana – Anna PiotrowskaPísnicky Divadel Malých Forem – Aleš OpekarPizzica – Ambrogio Sparagna and Paolo PratoPolska – Dan LundbergPop-folk (Bulgaria) – Claire LevyProgg (Swedish Progressive) – Alf BjörnbergProgressive Rock – Edward MacanProgressive Rock in France – Philippe GoninProgressive Rock in Italy – Franco FabbriPub Rock – Dave LaingPunk in Europe – Paolo PratoPunk in France – Stéphane EscoubetPunk in Germany – Seth HowesPunk in Hungary – Ferenc HammerPunk in Italy – Peter SarramPunk in Poland – Marta MarciniakPunk in Portugal – Miguel AlmeidaPunk in Russia – Ivan GololobovPunk in Sweden – Erik Hannerz and Mattias PerssonPunk in Ukraine – Bohdan Klid and Oleksandr YevtushenkoRancho Folclórico – Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-BrancoRare Groove – Caspar MelvilleRebétiko – Dafne TragakiReggae in Europe – Brian D’AquinoRevue – Jérome Lenain, David Horn, Gianni Borgna, Paolo Prato and Gonçalo Antunes de OliveiraRhythmic Music – Morten MichelsenRímur – Tom EverettRock in Europe – Paolo PratoRock in Belarus – Ivan GololobovRock in Czechoslovakia (1956–89) – Aleš OpekarRock in Georgia – Nino TsitsishviliRock in Macedonia – Ljupco JolevskiRock in Poland – Anna PiotrowskaRock in Portugal – Rui CidraRock in Russia – Yngvar B. SteinholtRock in Spain – Héctor FouceRock in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) – Peter WickeRock in Ukraine – Bodran Klid and Oleksandr Yevtushenko, withIvan GololobovRomans – Rachel S. PlatonovRomanza da Salotto – Gianni BorgnaRumba Catalana – Rubén Gómez MunsRussendisco – Alenka Barber-KersovanRusskii Shanson – Rachel S. PlatonovSámi Music – Thomas R. HilderSceneggiata – Simona Frasca with Paolo PratoSchlager – Peter WickeSchrammelmusik – Gerlinde HaidSchuhplattler – Peter WickeSchweizer Volksmusik – Marcello Sorce KellerSevdalinka – Ankica PetrovicShoegaze – Robert StrachanSingspiel – Peter WickeSka in Europe – Brian D’AquinoSkiffle – Michael Dewe with David Horn and Paolo PratoSkweee – Thomas BossiusSkyládiko – Leonidas EconomouSlovenska Popevka – Alenka Barber-KersovanSlovenské Tango – Aleš OpekarSmyrnaíika – Panagiotis C. PoulosSouthern European Polyphonies – Ignazio MacchiarellaRegional FormsCanti Alpini – Ignazio MacchiarellaCantu a Tenore – Ignazio MacchiarellaNew Corsican Polyphonies – Ignazio MacchiarellaOccitan Polyphony – Jean-Jacques CastéretPaghjella – Ignazio MacchiarellaSouthern Albanian Polyphonic Music – Eno KoçoStarogradska Muzika – Selena RakocevicStaropražská Písnicka – Aleš OpekarStubenmusik – Gerlinde HaidSuomirock – Antti-Ville KärjäSvensktopp – Alf BjörnbergSymphonic Rock – Paolo PratoSynthpop – Sean AlbiezTallava – Svanibor PettanTamburaška Muzika – Svanibor PettanTammuriata – Giovanni VaccaTarantella – Giovanni VaccaTingeltangel – Peter WickeTrampská Písen – Aleš OpekarTrance – Sean AlbiezTrip Hop – Phil KirbyTuna – Rui MarquesTurbofolk – Ljerka Vidic RasmussenUltra – Lutgard MutsaersVaigat – Anja Mølle LindelofVarietà/Variétés/Variety – Gianni Borgna and David HornVerbunkos – Lujza Tari, with Aleš OpekarVIA-Music (Soviet Rock) – Yngvar B. SteinholtViennese Waltz – Gerlinde HaidVillancico – Juan Manuel Abras ContelVisa – Alf BjörnbergVolkstümliche Musik – Peter WickeWaltz – Paolo PratoWienerlied – Gerlinde HaidYéyé – Bodo Mrozek with Paolo PratoZabavna Muzika – Vesna MikicZarzuela – David Horn with Clara Diaz (Cuba)Zwiefacher – Peter WickeIndex

David Horn was a founding editor of the journal Popular Music and a founding member of IASPM (The International Association for the Study of Popular Music). He was Director of the Institute of Popular Music at the University of Liverpool from 1988 until his retirement in 2002. Together with the blues scholar Paul Oliver he first proposed the idea of EPMOW in the 1980s, and has worked on the project since that time. John Shepherd is Chancellor’s Processor of Music and Sociology at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. He was from 2012-2017 Carleton Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President (Academic). Dr. Shepherd has been a member of EPMOW’s editorial board since 1990. In 2000, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in recognition of his role “as a leading architect of a post-War critical musicology.”

Genre is a term that musicians can argue about endlessly, but the editors of the EPMOW have taken a broad view, situating genre in social contexts as well as scrutinizing musical features. The advantages of doing so are seen in this exciting and far-reaching collection of scholarly articles. This eleventh volume not only explores a huge variety of European musical types and styles, but also examines music associated with social spaces, ethnic identities, and cultural institutions. Anyone wanting to compare Heavy Metal in Finland with Heavy Metal in Italy, or Hip-Hop in Poland with Hip-Hop in Sweden, or who simply seeks an explanation of Schuhplatter or Tallava, now has an indispensable reference guide. Warmly recommended.

• IntroductionPopular Music Concepts in EuropeAcknowledgementsList of contributorsMapsGenres: EuropeAcid House – Phil KirbyAcid Jazz – Caspar MelvilleAgitmuzyka – Igor Stanislavovich VorobyovAheng Music – Eno KoçoAlbanian Popular Song (Kenge popullore shqiptare) – Eno KoçoAlpunk – Melanie Maria RudigAmbient – Robert StrachanArbeiterlied – Peter WickeAustropop – Melanie Maria RudigAvanspettacolo – Gianni BorgnaAvant-pop – Sean AlbiezAvtorskaya Pesnya – Rachel S. PlatonovBalearic Beat – Robert StrachanBalkan Rock – Alenka Barber-KersovanBanda Filarmonica – Andre GranjoBandas (in South-Western France) – Marie PendanxBandella – Marcello Sorce KellerBard Music – Maria Paula SurvillaBeat Music – Phil Kirby with David Horn and Paolo PratoBhangra – Brannavan Gnanalingam Blatnaya Pesnya – Rachel S. PlatonovBleep – Sean AlbiezBlues in Europe – David HornBordunrock (Drone Rock) – Dan LundbergBouzouki Music – Dafne Tragaki British Blues – Lawrence DaviesBritish Traditional Jazz – Richard BakerBritpop – Robert StrachanBusker Music – Ignazio MacchiarellaCabaret – Peter WickeCalypso in the UK – Brian D’Aquino Cancao de Coimbra – Rui Vieira Nery, Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-Branco and Pedro RoxoCancao de Intervencao – Maria de Sao Jose Corte-Real and Hugo CastroCanti della Mondine – Ambrogio Sparagna with Paolo PratoCanti de Passione – Ambrogio Sparagna with Paolo PratoCanzone – Franco FabbriCanzone di Malavita – Goffredo Plastino Canzone Napoletana – Giovanni VaccaCarol – Jeremy Dibble with Paolo PratoCeltic Music – John O’FlynnCeltic Music in Brittany – Yves DefranceCeltic Music in Ireland – John O’FlynnCeltic Music in Scotland – Adam BehrCeltic Music in the Iberian Peninsula – Javier Campos Calvo-SoteloCeltic Music in Wales – Sarah HillChalgia – Ljupco JolevskiChanson – Gilbert DelorChanson Occitane – Valerie Mazerolle with Jean-Jacques CasteretChillout – Sean AlbiezChristian Music in Europe – Franz Coriasco with Paolo Prata and David HornColadeira (in Europe) – Rui CidraCopla – Alicia Garcia Medina and Nieves Iglesias MartinezCosmic Rock – Peter WickeCretan Music – Ioannis PapdatosCrimean Tatar Pop Music – Maria SonevytskyCsardas – Ales OpekarCuple – Maruxa BalinasCymanfa Ganu – Trevor HerbertDancehall in Europe – Brian D’AquinoDansktop – Henrik Smith-SivertsenDechovka – Ales OpekarDervencanske/Izvorne Songs – Jasmina Talam Dialectpop – Hanne KlootsDimotiko – Eleni KallimopoulouDisco Polo – Anna Piotrowska Doina – Speranta RadulescuDrum and Bass – Phil KirbyDubstep – Sean AlbiezECM Jazz - Peter MartinEisterddfod – Trevor HerbertElectro in Europe – Robert StrachanElectronic Body Music – Sean AlbiezEntechno – Kostas ChardasEstrada – Polly McMichaelEstrada (in Bulgaria) – Claire LevyEthno-Jazz Claire LevyEtno Beat – Pierfrancesco Pacoda and Paolo PratoEurodisco – Phil KirbyEurovision Song – Philip V. BohlmanFado – Rui Vieira NeryFinnish Tango – Yrjo HeinonenFlamenco – Cristina Cruces-RoldanFolk High School Song Book – Charlotte Rordam LarsenFolk Revival – David HornFolklig Koral – Dan LundbergFrench Touch – Olivier JulienFunana (in Portugal) – Rui CidraFusion in Georgia – Nino TsitsishviliGabber – Lutgard MutsaersGammaldans – Dan LundbergGarage, UK – Phil KirbyGassenhauer – Peter WickeGebrauchsmusik – Peter WickeGhana – Philip CiantarGlam Rock – Philip AuslanderGlitch – Sean AlbiezGoralsko Muzyka/Goralska Muzyka – Louise J. WrazenGothic Rock – Roy ShukerGrime – Phil KirbyHardcore Rave – Sean AlbiezHauntology – Sean AlbiezHawaiimuziek – Lutgard MutsaersHeavy Metal in Europe – Ross HagenHeavy Metal in Finland – Hannu TolvanenHeavy Metal in Germany – Wolf-Georg ZaddachHeavy Metal in Hungary – Tamás TófalvyHeavy Metal in Italy – Jacopo ContiHeavy Metal in Norway – Lars Koppang NorbergHeavy Metal in Portugal – Miguel AlmeidaHigh-Energy (Hi-NRG) – Sean AlbiezHip-Hop in Europe – Alex StevensonHip-Hop in Denmark – Mads KroghHip-Hop in Finland – Antti-Ville KärjäHip-Hop in France – Stéphanie MolineroHip-Hop in Georgia – Nino TsitsishviliHip-Hop in Germany – Dietmar ElfleinHip-Hop in Hungary – Gabor Valyi 382Hip-Hop in Iceland – Tony MitchellHip-Hop in Italy – Jacopo ContiHip-Hop in Poland – Anna PiotrowskaHip-Hop in Portugal – Rui CidraHip-Hop in Sweden – Johan SödermanHip-Hop in the UK – Alex StevensonHoro – Claire LevyIndie – Robert StrachanIndorock – Lutgard MutsaersIndustrial – Music Jason HanleyIskelmä – Antti-Ville KärjäItalo Disco – Jacopo Conti with Phil KirbyJazz Sardo – Ignazio MacchiarellaJewish Popular Music – Philip V. BohlmanJordaanlied – Lutgard MutsaersJump – Pedro De BruyckereJungle – Caspar MelvilleKaba – Eno KoçoKalakuri – Simgera Joseph JordaniaKalattuut – Anja Mølle LindelofKlapa – Singing Joško CaletaKleinkunst – Pedro De Bruyckere and Hanne KlootsKola San Jon – Ana Flávia MiguelKolo – Selena RakocevicKramárská Písen – Aleš OpekarKrautrock – Peter WickeLaïkó – Eleni Kallimopoulou and Panagiotis C. PoulosLakodalmas Rock – Barbara Rose LangeLa Movida – Héctor FouceLändler – Gerlinde HaidLejlighedssange Charlotte – Rørdam LarsenLevenslied and Smartlap – Lutgard MutsaersLidovka – Aleš OpekarLied – Peter WickeLight Music – Michael PayneLiscio – Roberto Agostini with Paolo PratoLudový Fox – Aleš OpekarMacchietta – Simona FrascaMagyarnóta – Lujza TariMakjetta – Philip CiantarManea/Manele – Speranta Radulescu, Costin Moisil and Florin IordanManx Songs – Fenella Crowe BazinMasová Písen – Aleš OpekarMazurka – Gabrielle KielichMerseybeat – Phil KirbyMocroflavour – Lutgard MutsaersModinha – Rui Vieira NeryMorna (in Europe) – Rui CidraMusette – Jérôme LenainMusic Hall Song – Dave LaingMusica Corsa – Ignazio MacchiarellaMúsica Ligeira – Pedro Moreira, Rui Cidra and Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-BrancoMusica Neomelodica – Vincenzo PernaMúsica Popular (Portugal) – Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-Branco and Rui CidraMuzica Lautareasca – Speranta RadulescuMuzica Populara (Romania) – Speranta RadulescuNarodno-Zabavna Glasba – Alenka Barber-KersovanNederbeat – Lutgard MutsaersNederpop – Lutgard MutsaersNéo Kyma – Konstis KornetisNeue Deutsche – Welle Peter WickeNew Romantics – Sean AlbiezNorthern Soul – Katie MilestoneNorwegian Folk Music, Contemporary – Mats JohanssonNova Cançó Catalana – Maria Salicrú-MaltasNovokomponovana Narodna Muzika – Ljerka Vidic RasmussenOberkrainer – Melanie Maria RudigOccitan Traditional Music – Jean Jacques CastéretOld Tbilisi Songs – Joseph JordaniaOperetta – Paolo PratoOrfeão – Maria do Rosário PestanaOrganett – Philip CiantarPalingpop Lutgard MutsaersParadosiaká – Eleni KallimopoulouPasodoble – Iván IglesiasPenillion – Trevor HerbertPiosenka Podwórkowa – Anna PiotrowskaPiosenka Zaangazowana – Anna PiotrowskaPísnicky Divadel Malých Forem – Aleš OpekarPizzica – Ambrogio Sparagna and Paolo PratoPolska – Dan LundbergPop-folk (Bulgaria) – Claire LevyProgg (Swedish Progressive) – Alf BjörnbergProgressive Rock – Edward MacanProgressive Rock in France – Philippe GoninProgressive Rock in Italy – Franco FabbriPub Rock – Dave LaingPunk in Europe – Paolo PratoPunk in France – Stéphane EscoubetPunk in Germany – Seth HowesPunk in Hungary – Ferenc HammerPunk in Italy – Peter SarramPunk in Poland – Marta MarciniakPunk in Portugal – Miguel AlmeidaPunk in Russia – Ivan GololobovPunk in Sweden – Erik Hannerz and Mattias PerssonPunk in Ukraine – Bohdan Klid and Oleksandr YevtushenkoRancho Folclórico – Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-BrancoRare Groove – Caspar MelvilleRebétiko – Dafne TragakiReggae in Europe – Brian D’AquinoRevue – Jérome Lenain, David Horn, Gianni Borgna, Paolo Prato and Gonçalo Antunes de OliveiraRhythmic Music – Morten MichelsenRímur – Tom EverettRock in Europe – Paolo PratoRock in Belarus – Ivan GololobovRock in Czechoslovakia (1956–89) – Aleš OpekarRock in Georgia – Nino TsitsishviliRock in Macedonia – Ljupco JolevskiRock in Poland – Anna PiotrowskaRock in Portugal – Rui CidraRock in Russia – Yngvar B. SteinholtRock in Spain – Héctor FouceRock in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) – Peter WickeRock in Ukraine – Bodran Klid and Oleksandr Yevtushenko, withIvan GololobovRomans – Rachel S. PlatonovRomanza da Salotto – Gianni BorgnaRumba Catalana – Rubén Gómez MunsRussendisco – Alenka Barber-KersovanRusskii Shanson – Rachel S. PlatonovSámi Music – Thomas R. HilderSceneggiata – Simona Frasca with Paolo PratoSchlager – Peter WickeSchrammelmusik – Gerlinde HaidSchuhplattler – Peter WickeSchweizer Volksmusik – Marcello Sorce KellerSevdalinka – Ankica PetrovicShoegaze – Robert StrachanSingspiel – Peter WickeSka in Europe – Brian D’AquinoSkiffle – Michael Dewe with David Horn and Paolo PratoSkweee – Thomas BossiusSkyládiko – Leonidas EconomouSlovenska Popevka – Alenka Barber-KersovanSlovenské Tango – Aleš OpekarSmyrnaíika – Panagiotis C. PoulosSouthern European Polyphonies – Ignazio MacchiarellaRegional FormsCanti Alpini – Ignazio MacchiarellaCantu a Tenore – Ignazio MacchiarellaNew Corsican Polyphonies – Ignazio MacchiarellaOccitan Polyphony – Jean-Jacques CastéretPaghjella – Ignazio MacchiarellaSouthern Albanian Polyphonic Music – Eno KoçoStarogradska Muzika – Selena RakocevicStaropražská Písnicka – Aleš OpekarStubenmusik – Gerlinde HaidSuomirock – Antti-Ville KärjäSvensktopp – Alf BjörnbergSymphonic Rock – Paolo PratoSynthpop – Sean AlbiezTallava – Svanibor PettanTamburaška Muzika – Svanibor PettanTammuriata – Giovanni VaccaTarantella – Giovanni VaccaTingeltangel – Peter WickeTrampská Písen – Aleš OpekarTrance – Sean AlbiezTrip Hop – Phil KirbyTuna – Rui MarquesTurbofolk – Ljerka Vidic RasmussenUltra – Lutgard MutsaersVaigat – Anja Mølle LindelofVarietà/Variétés/Variety – Gianni Borgna and David HornVerbunkos – Lujza Tari, with Aleš OpekarVIA-Music (Soviet Rock) – Yngvar B. SteinholtViennese Waltz – Gerlinde HaidVillancico – Juan Manuel Abras ContelVisa – Alf BjörnbergVolkstümliche Musik – Peter WickeWaltz – Paolo PratoWienerlied – Gerlinde HaidYéyé – Bodo Mrozek with Paolo PratoZabavna Muzika – Vesna MikicZarzuela – David Horn with Clara Diaz (Cuba)Zwiefacher – Peter WickeIndex

David Horn was a founding editor of the journal Popular Music and a founding member of IASPM (The International Association for the Study of Popular Music). He was Director of the Institute of Popular Music at the University of Liverpool from 1988 until his retirement in 2002. Together with the blues scholar Paul Oliver he first proposed the idea of EPMOW in the 1980s, and has worked on the project since that time. John Shepherd is Chancellor’s Processor of Music and Sociology at Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada. He was from 2012-2017 Carleton Vice-Provost and Associate Vice-President (Academic). Dr. Shepherd has been a member of EPMOW’s editorial board since 1990. In 2000, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in recognition of his role “as a leading architect of a post-War critical musicology.”

Genre is a term that musicians can argue about endlessly, but the editors of the EPMOW have taken a broad view, situating genre in social contexts as well as scrutinizing musical features. The advantages of doing so are seen in this exciting and far-reaching collection of scholarly articles. This eleventh volume not only explores a huge variety of European musical types and styles, but also examines music associated with social spaces, ethnic identities, and cultural institutions. Anyone wanting to compare Heavy Metal in Finland with Heavy Metal in Italy, or Hip-Hop in Poland with Hip-Hop in Sweden, or who simply seeks an explanation of Schuhplatter or Tallava, now has an indispensable reference guide. Warmly recommended.

• IntroductionPopular Music Concepts in EuropeAcknowledgementsList of contributorsMapsGenres: EuropeAcid House – Phil KirbyAcid Jazz – Caspar MelvilleAgitmuzyka – Igor Stanislavovich VorobyovAheng Music – Eno KoçoAlbanian Popular Song (Kenge popullore shqiptare) – Eno KoçoAlpunk – Melanie Maria RudigAmbient – Robert StrachanArbeiterlied – Peter WickeAustropop – Melanie Maria RudigAvanspettacolo – Gianni BorgnaAvant-pop – Sean AlbiezAvtorskaya Pesnya – Rachel S. PlatonovBalearic Beat – Robert StrachanBalkan Rock – Alenka Barber-KersovanBanda Filarmonica – Andre GranjoBandas (in South-Western France) – Marie PendanxBandella – Marcello Sorce KellerBard Music – Maria Paula SurvillaBeat Music – Phil Kirby with David Horn and Paolo PratoBhangra – Brannavan Gnanalingam Blatnaya Pesnya – Rachel S. PlatonovBleep – Sean AlbiezBlues in Europe – David HornBordunrock (Drone Rock) – Dan LundbergBouzouki Music – Dafne Tragaki British Blues – Lawrence DaviesBritish Traditional Jazz – Richard BakerBritpop – Robert StrachanBusker Music – Ignazio MacchiarellaCabaret – Peter WickeCalypso in the UK – Brian D’Aquino Cancao de Coimbra – Rui Vieira Nery, Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-Branco and Pedro RoxoCancao de Intervencao – Maria de Sao Jose Corte-Real and Hugo CastroCanti della Mondine – Ambrogio Sparagna with Paolo PratoCanti de Passione – Ambrogio Sparagna with Paolo PratoCanzone – Franco FabbriCanzone di Malavita – Goffredo Plastino Canzone Napoletana – Giovanni VaccaCarol – Jeremy Dibble with Paolo PratoCeltic Music – John O’FlynnCeltic Music in Brittany – Yves DefranceCeltic Music in Ireland – John O’FlynnCeltic Music in Scotland – Adam BehrCeltic Music in the Iberian Peninsula – Javier Campos Calvo-SoteloCeltic Music in Wales – Sarah HillChalgia – Ljupco JolevskiChanson – Gilbert DelorChanson Occitane – Valerie Mazerolle with Jean-Jacques CasteretChillout – Sean AlbiezChristian Music in Europe – Franz Coriasco with Paolo Prata and David HornColadeira (in Europe) – Rui CidraCopla – Alicia Garcia Medina and Nieves Iglesias MartinezCosmic Rock – Peter WickeCretan Music – Ioannis PapdatosCrimean Tatar Pop Music – Maria SonevytskyCsardas – Ales OpekarCuple – Maruxa BalinasCymanfa Ganu – Trevor HerbertDancehall in Europe – Brian D’AquinoDansktop – Henrik Smith-SivertsenDechovka – Ales OpekarDervencanske/Izvorne Songs – Jasmina Talam Dialectpop – Hanne KlootsDimotiko – Eleni KallimopoulouDisco Polo – Anna Piotrowska Doina – Speranta RadulescuDrum and Bass – Phil KirbyDubstep – Sean AlbiezECM Jazz - Peter MartinEisterddfod – Trevor HerbertElectro in Europe – Robert StrachanElectronic Body Music – Sean AlbiezEntechno – Kostas ChardasEstrada – Polly McMichaelEstrada (in Bulgaria) – Claire LevyEthno-Jazz Claire LevyEtno Beat – Pierfrancesco Pacoda and Paolo PratoEurodisco – Phil KirbyEurovision Song – Philip V. BohlmanFado – Rui Vieira NeryFinnish Tango – Yrjo HeinonenFlamenco – Cristina Cruces-RoldanFolk High School Song Book – Charlotte Rordam LarsenFolk Revival – David HornFolklig Koral – Dan LundbergFrench Touch – Olivier JulienFunana (in Portugal) – Rui CidraFusion in Georgia – Nino TsitsishviliGabber – Lutgard MutsaersGammaldans – Dan LundbergGarage, UK – Phil KirbyGassenhauer – Peter WickeGebrauchsmusik – Peter WickeGhana – Philip CiantarGlam Rock – Philip AuslanderGlitch – Sean AlbiezGoralsko Muzyka/Goralska Muzyka – Louise J. WrazenGothic Rock – Roy ShukerGrime – Phil KirbyHardcore Rave – Sean AlbiezHauntology – Sean AlbiezHawaiimuziek – Lutgard MutsaersHeavy Metal in Europe – Ross HagenHeavy Metal in Finland – Hannu TolvanenHeavy Metal in Germany – Wolf-Georg ZaddachHeavy Metal in Hungary – Tamás TófalvyHeavy Metal in Italy – Jacopo ContiHeavy Metal in Norway – Lars Koppang NorbergHeavy Metal in Portugal – Miguel AlmeidaHigh-Energy (Hi-NRG) – Sean AlbiezHip-Hop in Europe – Alex StevensonHip-Hop in Denmark – Mads KroghHip-Hop in Finland – Antti-Ville KärjäHip-Hop in France – Stéphanie MolineroHip-Hop in Georgia – Nino TsitsishviliHip-Hop in Germany – Dietmar ElfleinHip-Hop in Hungary – Gabor Valyi 382Hip-Hop in Iceland – Tony MitchellHip-Hop in Italy – Jacopo ContiHip-Hop in Poland – Anna PiotrowskaHip-Hop in Portugal – Rui CidraHip-Hop in Sweden – Johan SödermanHip-Hop in the UK – Alex StevensonHoro – Claire LevyIndie – Robert StrachanIndorock – Lutgard MutsaersIndustrial – Music Jason HanleyIskelmä – Antti-Ville KärjäItalo Disco – Jacopo Conti with Phil KirbyJazz Sardo – Ignazio MacchiarellaJewish Popular Music – Philip V. BohlmanJordaanlied – Lutgard MutsaersJump – Pedro De BruyckereJungle – Caspar MelvilleKaba – Eno KoçoKalakuri – Simgera Joseph JordaniaKalattuut – Anja Mølle LindelofKlapa – Singing Joško CaletaKleinkunst – Pedro De Bruyckere and Hanne KlootsKola San Jon – Ana Flávia MiguelKolo – Selena RakocevicKramárská Písen – Aleš OpekarKrautrock – Peter WickeLaïkó – Eleni Kallimopoulou and Panagiotis C. PoulosLakodalmas Rock – Barbara Rose LangeLa Movida – Héctor FouceLändler – Gerlinde HaidLejlighedssange Charlotte – Rørdam LarsenLevenslied and Smartlap – Lutgard MutsaersLidovka – Aleš OpekarLied – Peter WickeLight Music – Michael PayneLiscio – Roberto Agostini with Paolo PratoLudový Fox – Aleš OpekarMacchietta – Simona FrascaMagyarnóta – Lujza TariMakjetta – Philip CiantarManea/Manele – Speranta Radulescu, Costin Moisil and Florin IordanManx Songs – Fenella Crowe BazinMasová Písen – Aleš OpekarMazurka – Gabrielle KielichMerseybeat – Phil KirbyMocroflavour – Lutgard MutsaersModinha – Rui Vieira NeryMorna (in Europe) – Rui CidraMusette – Jérôme LenainMusic Hall Song – Dave LaingMusica Corsa – Ignazio MacchiarellaMúsica Ligeira – Pedro Moreira, Rui Cidra and Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-BrancoMusica Neomelodica – Vincenzo PernaMúsica Popular (Portugal) – Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-Branco and Rui CidraMuzica Lautareasca – Speranta RadulescuMuzica Populara (Romania) – Speranta RadulescuNarodno-Zabavna Glasba – Alenka Barber-KersovanNederbeat – Lutgard MutsaersNederpop – Lutgard MutsaersNéo Kyma – Konstis KornetisNeue Deutsche – Welle Peter WickeNew Romantics – Sean AlbiezNorthern Soul – Katie MilestoneNorwegian Folk Music, Contemporary – Mats JohanssonNova Cançó Catalana – Maria Salicrú-MaltasNovokomponovana Narodna Muzika – Ljerka Vidic RasmussenOberkrainer – Melanie Maria RudigOccitan Traditional Music – Jean Jacques CastéretOld Tbilisi Songs – Joseph JordaniaOperetta – Paolo PratoOrfeão – Maria do Rosário PestanaOrganett – Philip CiantarPalingpop Lutgard MutsaersParadosiaká – Eleni KallimopoulouPasodoble – Iván IglesiasPenillion – Trevor HerbertPiosenka Podwórkowa – Anna PiotrowskaPiosenka Zaangazowana – Anna PiotrowskaPísnicky Divadel Malých Forem – Aleš OpekarPizzica – Ambrogio Sparagna and Paolo PratoPolska – Dan LundbergPop-folk (Bulgaria) – Claire LevyProgg (Swedish Progressive) – Alf BjörnbergProgressive Rock – Edward MacanProgressive Rock in France – Philippe GoninProgressive Rock in Italy – Franco FabbriPub Rock – Dave LaingPunk in Europe – Paolo PratoPunk in France – Stéphane EscoubetPunk in Germany – Seth HowesPunk in Hungary – Ferenc HammerPunk in Italy – Peter SarramPunk in Poland – Marta MarciniakPunk in Portugal – Miguel AlmeidaPunk in Russia – Ivan GololobovPunk in Sweden – Erik Hannerz and Mattias PerssonPunk in Ukraine – Bohdan Klid and Oleksandr YevtushenkoRancho Folclórico – Salwa El-Shawan Castelo-BrancoRare Groove – Caspar MelvilleRebétiko – Dafne TragakiReggae in Europe – Brian D’AquinoRevue – Jérome Lenain, David Horn, Gianni Borgna, Paolo Prato and Gonçalo Antunes de OliveiraRhythmic Music – Morten MichelsenRímur – Tom EverettRock in Europe – Paolo PratoRock in Belarus – Ivan GololobovRock in Czechoslovakia (1956–89) – Aleš OpekarRock in Georgia – Nino TsitsishviliRock in Macedonia – Ljupco JolevskiRock in Poland – Anna PiotrowskaRock in Portugal – Rui CidraRock in Russia – Yngvar B. SteinholtRock in Spain – Héctor FouceRock in the German Democratic Republic (GDR) – Peter WickeRock in Ukraine – Bodran Klid and Oleksandr Yevtushenko, withIvan GololobovRomans – Rachel S. PlatonovRomanza da Salotto – Gianni BorgnaRumba Catalana – Rubén Gómez MunsRussendisco – Alenka Barber-KersovanRusskii Shanson – Rachel S. PlatonovSámi Music – Thomas R. HilderSceneggiata – Simona Frasca with Paolo PratoSchlager – Peter WickeSchrammelmusik – Gerlinde HaidSchuhplattler – Peter WickeSchweizer Volksmusik – Marcello Sorce KellerSevdalinka – Ankica PetrovicShoegaze – Robert StrachanSingspiel – Peter WickeSka in Europe – Brian D’AquinoSkiffle – Michael Dewe with David Horn and Paolo PratoSkweee – Thomas BossiusSkyládiko – Leonidas EconomouSlovenska Popevka – Alenka Barber-KersovanSlovenské Tango – Aleš OpekarSmyrnaíika – Panagiotis C. PoulosSouthern European Polyphonies – Ignazio MacchiarellaRegional FormsCanti Alpini – Ignazio MacchiarellaCantu a Tenore – Ignazio MacchiarellaNew Corsican Polyphonies – Ignazio MacchiarellaOccitan Polyphony – Jean-Jacques CastéretPaghjella – Ignazio MacchiarellaSouthern Albanian Polyphonic Music – Eno KoçoStarogradska Muzika – Selena RakocevicStaropražská Písnicka – Aleš OpekarStubenmusik – Gerlinde HaidSuomirock – Antti-Ville KärjäSvensktopp – Alf BjörnbergSymphonic Rock – Paolo PratoSynthpop – Sean AlbiezTallava – Svanibor PettanTamburaška Muzika – Svanibor PettanTammuriata – Giovanni VaccaTarantella – Giovanni VaccaTingeltangel – Peter WickeTrampská Písen – Aleš OpekarTrance – Sean AlbiezTrip Hop – Phil KirbyTuna – Rui MarquesTurbofolk – Ljerka Vidic RasmussenUltra – Lutgard MutsaersVaigat – Anja Mølle LindelofVarietà/Variétés/Variety – Gianni Borgna and David HornVerbunkos – Lujza Tari, with Aleš OpekarVIA-Music (Soviet Rock) – Yngvar B. SteinholtViennese Waltz – Gerlinde HaidVillancico – Juan Manuel Abras ContelVisa – Alf BjörnbergVolkstümliche Musik – Peter WickeWaltz – Paolo PratoWienerlied – Gerlinde HaidYéyé – Bodo Mrozek with Paolo PratoZabavna Muzika – Vesna MikicZarzuela – David Horn with Clara Diaz (Cuba)Zwiefacher – Peter WickeIndex