Any contemporary music in the style of traditional folk music, especially a specific genre of originally American popular music that draws on Anglo-American musical forms.
Any genre of music originating from the ethnic community of a specific region, often passed down through oral tradition, without recorded songwriters and possessing a clear purpose or social function.
A song in the style of folk music, a modern genre of popular music.
A song, in any folk style, originating among ordinary people, usually non-professional musicians, and handed down by oral tradition.
folk music