The Issue of Folklore in Contemporary Author’s Songs in Georgian Folk Music

In today’s Georgia most of the songs by contemporary authors referred to as ‘folk’ have little do with traditional musical regularities; examples, disseminated specific, established variants, are also called ’folk’. Modernized instruments created in 20th century regarded folk. It is strange that their consideration folk examples often acceptable authors. The article aims study author’s and reveal connection regularities language.In modern era on motives not yet been given scientific name. Georgian researchers refer such ‘para-folklore’, ‘modernized folklore’ ‘pop-folk’. all three definitions they folklore. difference between them shown only prefix. This poses specific problems shows possible solutions them, for example: what brings closer tradition? Why considered folk? What characteristic features? factor contributes popularity these examples? Also, based analysis personal interviews, character repertoire song performers (trio Mandili, Gogochuri sisters, group Bani, Davit Kenchiashvili) discussed.