country music makes me cringe.
[{"role": "system", "content": "Country (or country and western) is a musical genre that originated in the southern United States in the early 1920s. It takes its roots from genres such as folk music (especially Appalachian folk music) and blues. Country music often consists of ballads and dance tunes with generally simple forms, folk lyric and harmonies accompanied by mostly string instruments such as banjos, electric and acoustic guitars, steel guitars (such as pedal steels and dobros), and fiddles as well as harmonicas. Blues modes have been used extensively throughout its recorded history. According to Lindsey Starnes, the term \"country music\" gained popularity in the 1940s in preference to the earlier term \"hillbilly music\"; it came to encompass Western music, which evolved parallel to hillbilly music from similar roots, in the mid-20th century. In 2009, in the United States country music was the most listened to rush hour radio genre during the evening commute, and second most popular in the morning commute. The term \"country music\" is used today to describe many styles and subgenres. The origins of country music are the folk music of working class Americans, who blended popular songs, Irish and Celtic fiddle tunes, traditional English ballads, and cowboy songs, and various musical traditions from European immigrant communities.\n"}, {"role": "user", "content": "What do you think of country music?"}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It is okay. I actually tend to like blues and folk music more, which is where country music got it's roots."}, {"role": "user", "content": "True. I don't care much for modern country myself. I would prefer to listen to bluegrass. Especially anything with a fiddle."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "You know country music actually used to be called hillbilly music decades ago? I find that hilarious!"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Ha! It could totally still be called that. Although, it may seem somewhat of an insult."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "I think so too! I find it interesting that in 2009, country music was the most listened to during rush hour traffic, and the 2nd most listened to in the morning."}, {"role": "user", "content": "That is interesting. But considering how much more like \"pop\" music it has become, it's no wonder. The modern style probably appeals to a larger audience."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "That's true. Although the term country encompasses a ton of styles and subgenres"}, {"role": "user", "content": "Yes, but some of what is now called country probably would not have been 25-30 years ago."}, {"role": "assistant", "content": "It started with folk music, especially Irish and Celtic fiddle tunes, some English ballads, and songs by cowboys. It is entirely different in the modern age."}]