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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But five years since their inception, Clay Street Unit are taking folk music by storm.
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Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026
The program will also include folk music and music about flowers and bugs.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Ditching guitars for synthesizers may be old-hat in pop mythos, but the notion of Big Thief’s creaky folk music incorporating a future-shock of sci-fi sounds is intriguing.
—Dean Van Nguyen, Pitchfork, 27 Feb. 2026
Billy Bragg, ‘City of Heroes’ British singer/songwriter Billy Bragg has long since brought a punk energy to folk music.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 17 Feb. 2026
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Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026
The program will also include folk music and music about flowers and bugs.
—Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
Ditching guitars for synthesizers may be old-hat in pop mythos, but the notion of Big Thief’s creaky folk music incorporating a future-shock of sci-fi sounds is intriguing.
—Dean Van Nguyen, Pitchfork, 27 Feb. 2026
Billy Bragg, ‘City of Heroes’ British singer/songwriter Billy Bragg has long since brought a punk energy to folk music.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 17 Feb. 2026
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 16 Mar. 2026.
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