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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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.
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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
The folk music that influenced Dylan’s early career came before his time but spoke to him nonetheless, not unlike how his early music has resonated with subsequent generations.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
Over the course of his career, Moore has been variously an ardent champion of folk music like Pete Seeger, and also a disrupter of its tradition in the manner of Bob Dylan.
—Bob Mehr, New York Times, 15 May 2025
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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
The folk music that influenced Dylan’s early career came before his time but spoke to him nonetheless, not unlike how his early music has resonated with subsequent generations.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2025
Over the course of his career, Moore has been variously an ardent champion of folk music like Pete Seeger, and also a disrupter of its tradition in the manner of Bob Dylan.
—Bob Mehr, New York Times, 15 May 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 30 Jun. 2025.
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