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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How did the filmmaker duo define Irish folk music, given that the movie also features Young Spencer, who is based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025
As a trio of musicians with accordions and a tambourine performed Basque folk music at Kaixo Corner, a new park near the Basque Block, groups of people jumped up and danced along — a tradition at many festivals in the Basque Country.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 1 Aug. 2025
Much like American folk music, there have been plenty of Spanish-language songs across genres that have been re-recorded, re-interpreted, re-mixed, and re-worked.
—Vita Dadoo, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2025
Taking Armstrong’s definition of folk music to heart, the annual free Lowell fest will present a score of acts showcasing a range of genre-blending and mixing of music from around the world.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 24 July 2025
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025
As a trio of musicians with accordions and a tambourine performed Basque folk music at Kaixo Corner, a new park near the Basque Block, groups of people jumped up and danced along — a tradition at many festivals in the Basque Country.
—Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 1 Aug. 2025
Much like American folk music, there have been plenty of Spanish-language songs across genres that have been re-recorded, re-interpreted, re-mixed, and re-worked.
—Vita Dadoo, Rolling Stone, 31 July 2025
Taking Armstrong’s definition of folk music to heart, the annual free Lowell fest will present a score of acts showcasing a range of genre-blending and mixing of music from around the world.
—Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 24 July 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 22 Aug. 2025.
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