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Trampská hudba ("tramp music") is a Czech campfire‑song tradition born from the interwar tramping movement, a homegrown blend of outdoor culture, romantic escapism, and admiration for a mythic American West. Typically acoustic and chorus‑driven, it prizes singability, simple diatonic harmony, and vivid storytelling about forests, rivers, trains, friendship, freedom, and wandering. Musically it draws on American country and folk idioms while retaining Central European touches such as waltz and polka rhythms. Guitars, banjo, mandolin, and harmonica support unpretentious melodies, often harmonized in two or three parts so large groups can sing together around the campfire. Its tone ranges from cheerful and communal to tender and nostalgic, with a strong do‑it‑yourself ethos.