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

Examples of folk music in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While Minnesota is mentioned in passing in the recent Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, the story largely takes place from the early 1960s to 1965 as the legendary troubadour rose to prominence on the New York City folk music scene. —Tim Lammers, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025

Though mostly known for folk music, Collins has sung it all: country, pop, rock and classic standards. —Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 6 Mar. 2025

The artist quickly emerges in the folk music scene, eventually recording his own, socially conscious music. —Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 26 Feb. 2025

Welles gets Dylan comparisons all the time owing to his rough-hewn vocal grain, the harmonica propped up around his face like orthodontic headgear, and a young Bob being the average person’s main reference point for wordy folk music with a bent toward social commentary. —Jack Denton, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025