Lesson4Country-WesternMusic

　　Countrywesternmusicisveryold.ItcamefromtheUSA,Canada,IrelandandGreatBritain.Country-westernmusicisamixtureofmusicfromalloftheseplaces.

　　IntheAmericanWest,cowboys(牛仔)hadtotakecareofthecattle.Theyhadtowatchthemalldayandallnightbecausethecattlewerenervousandsometimesranaway.Acowboy’slifewaslonelyanddangerous.Whenhewasalonewiththecattle,hedrankstrongcoffeetostayawakeatnight.Healsosangmusictothecattletocalmthem.Hesangaboutthestarsandthemoon,abouthisfamilyandhisfriends.Thecattlelistenedtothecowboyandwenttosleep.Theydidnotrunawayifhesangbeautiful,peacefulmusic.

　　Thecowboysalsosangmusicwhentheytraveledtotowntorelaxandhaveagoodtime.Sometimestheyplayedeitherguitarsorharmonicas.Latertheyusedviolinsandotherinstruments.

　　IntheAmericaSouth,manypeoplecamefromIreland,Scotland,andEngland.OtherpeoplecamefromFrenchCannda.Theyenjoyedtheirownkindofmusic.Theyalsoaddedinstrumentsfromtheirhomes,likebottle,cans,andspoons.WhentheyvisitedtheirfriendsandfamiliesonhplidayslikeThanksgiving,theyusuallysangandplayedcountrymusic.

　　Country-westernmusicdescribeslife.Ittalksaboutlove,jobs,home,andmoney.Peopleinmanypartsoftheworldlikecountry-westernmusicbecauseeveryoneknowssomethingabouttheseideas.Also,manyfansofthismusicwearwesternclothesanddancetogethertocountry-westernmusic.Manybandsallovertheworldnowperformcountry-westernmusic.