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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He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2010 and remains one of Australia’s most enduring voices in country and folk music.
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Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025
With a humming blend of bluegrass, country, and folk music, Arcadia is the first Alison Krauss & Union Station album in 14 years.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2025
The John Roberts who did pass away on Jan. 3 was a folk singer from England who relocated to upstate New York and played folk music.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
She was born in 1948, putting her in the vanguard of the baby boomers who fondly remember the folk music revival of the ‘60s that was spearheaded by Dylan and Baez.
—Paul Liberatore, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
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Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 11 Apr. 2025
With a humming blend of bluegrass, country, and folk music, Arcadia is the first Alison Krauss & Union Station album in 14 years.
—Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 30 Mar. 2025
The John Roberts who did pass away on Jan. 3 was a folk singer from England who relocated to upstate New York and played folk music.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
She was born in 1948, putting her in the vanguard of the baby boomers who fondly remember the folk music revival of the ‘60s that was spearheaded by Dylan and Baez.
—Paul Liberatore, The Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Folk music.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folk%20music. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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