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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Clark Kessinger remained in the Kanawha Valley and performed locally for the next 30 years, leading up to his rediscovery during the folk music revival of the 1960s.
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Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 20 June 2025
The series closes on July 27 at 4 p.m. with folk music storyteller Pierce Pettis.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2025
Traditional Navajo dance and storytelling, Irish folk music, performances by Necalli Dance Movement and BollyBhangra, Caribbean rhythms from the Hydro Afro Reggae Band and polka-style music are among entertainment.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
There are several annual festivals in town, including Sa Festa Mamma—the great feast—that celebrates Saint Antiochus with processional floats and folk music and slow baked, decorated bread called su coccòi de su santu.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 20 June 2025
The series closes on July 27 at 4 p.m. with folk music storyteller Pierce Pettis.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2025
Traditional Navajo dance and storytelling, Irish folk music, performances by Necalli Dance Movement and BollyBhangra, Caribbean rhythms from the Hydro Afro Reggae Band and polka-style music are among entertainment.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 11 June 2025
There are several annual festivals in town, including Sa Festa Mamma—the great feast—that celebrates Saint Antiochus with processional floats and folk music and slow baked, decorated bread called su coccòi de su santu.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 1 June 2025
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“Folk music.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folk%20music. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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