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

Examples of folk music in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The shift is felt also in the transition from Georgian to Turkish folk music. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2024 An alternative rocker at heart, Ferreira experiments with his ukulele and synthesizer to create an eclectic collection of bachata, merengue, electronic and folk music. Kamren Curiel, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024 Any Black artist fighting for a place in country or rock, two genres their predecessors have been pushed out of, is antithetical to the core of both traditions, which were built upon the rich history of blues and folk music. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 Feb. 2024 Celebrants often wear straw hats, attend film screenings and drama productions, perform folk music, host parades, fireworks and more. Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 26 Jan. 2024 The couple became the godparents of the boy, who became the future folk music superstar Bob Dylan. Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024 Before Beatlemania and the British invasion revolutionized American popular music, folk music dominated the airwaves — and perhaps no group was more ubiquitous than the New Christy Minstrels. Clay Risen, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2024 That road bump, thankfully, appears to have passed — the only remaining fear will be that felt by those who like their folk music squeaky clean and safe. Aaron Davis, Sacramento Bee, 28 Jan. 2024 To craft the ballads of the musical nomads, producer Dave Cobb and the creative team drew heavily from Appalachian-country folk music, while early Dolly Parton and Sissy Spacek's Loretta Lynn (from the 1980 musical-drama Coal Miner's Daughter) informed Lucy Gray's sound. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2023

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“Folk music.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folk%20music. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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