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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At times, a phone connected to the mixer shuffles through a streaming playlist of Latin rock, cumbia and South American folk music.
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Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2025
The Context Snider's death marks the loss of a pivotal figure in Americana, alt-country and folk music.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
For Obomsawin, the oral jazz traditional represents another tree in the folk music forest.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Once used by shepherds to call cows from the pastures, the long, conical instruments are now used in folk music, brought out for celebrations.
—Lucy Kehoe, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
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Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 24 Nov. 2025
The Context Snider's death marks the loss of a pivotal figure in Americana, alt-country and folk music.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
For Obomsawin, the oral jazz traditional represents another tree in the folk music forest.
—Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2025
Once used by shepherds to call cows from the pastures, the long, conical instruments are now used in folk music, brought out for celebrations.
—Lucy Kehoe, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for folk music
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“Folk music.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folk%20music. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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