folk music

  1. traditional music made and handed down among the common people
  2. music composed in the style of this

See folk music in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Music originating among the common people of a nation or region and spread about or passed down orally, often with considerable variation.
  2. Contemporary music in the style of traditional folk music.

Related Forms:

  • folkˈ-muˌsic (fōkˈmyo͞oˌzĭk) adjective

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