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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Billy Bragg, ‘City of Heroes’ British singer/songwriter Billy Bragg has long since brought a punk energy to folk music.
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 17 Feb. 2026
But as the music shifts from electro-reggaeton to plena, traditional Puerto Rican folk music, Bad Bunny extends his call.
—Raquel Reichard, Refinery29, 9 Feb. 2026
Stanley Konopka, classical music; Mary Beth McCarthy, choral music; Courtney Reed, theatre; and the late Juel Ulven, folk music.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio did it with his signature reggaeton beats and swagger fused with plena, an Afro-Puerto Rican folk music tradition.
—Yifan Wu, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2026
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Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 17 Feb. 2026
But as the music shifts from electro-reggaeton to plena, traditional Puerto Rican folk music, Bad Bunny extends his call.
—Raquel Reichard, Refinery29, 9 Feb. 2026
Stanley Konopka, classical music; Mary Beth McCarthy, choral music; Courtney Reed, theatre; and the late Juel Ulven, folk music.
—Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2026
Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio did it with his signature reggaeton beats and swagger fused with plena, an Afro-Puerto Rican folk music tradition.
—Yifan Wu, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Folk music.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folk%20music. Accessed 23 Feb. 2026.
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