folk music
noun
: the traditional music of the people in a country or region
Irish folk music
also
: a type of popular music that is based on traditional music and that does not use electric instruments
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The film’s stark, gorgeous folk music performances — often delivered a cappella — had a big impact on the crowd.
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Ellise Shafer, Variety, 21 May 2025
Take a language seminar or track your own family history in the region before dancing to folk music and browsing the stalls at the fair.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 8 May 2025
With as many musical miles beneath her feet as those lines of railroad track, Giddens reveals in a telephone interview what brought her back around to her roots in the folk music of the Carolinas.
—Helena Alonso Paisley, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
According to the WikiLeaks cable, the group initially told the U.S. Embassy that their purpose of travel was to perform as members of a Buddhist folk music and dance troupe at several U.S. venues.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
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Ellise Shafer, Variety, 21 May 2025
Take a language seminar or track your own family history in the region before dancing to folk music and browsing the stalls at the fair.
—Mark Ellwood, AFAR Media, 8 May 2025
With as many musical miles beneath her feet as those lines of railroad track, Giddens reveals in a telephone interview what brought her back around to her roots in the folk music of the Carolinas.
—Helena Alonso Paisley, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2025
According to the WikiLeaks cable, the group initially told the U.S. Embassy that their purpose of travel was to perform as members of a Buddhist folk music and dance troupe at several U.S. venues.
—Kim Hjelmgaard, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Folk music.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folk%20music. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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