folk song

See also: folksong

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From folk +‎ song.

Noun

folk song (plural folk songs)

  1. (music) A song, in any folk style, originating among ordinary people, usually non-professional musicians, and handed down by oral tradition.
  2. (music, uncountable) folk music
    • 2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 190:
      Before my father, Hasidic music was mere folksong. He raised it to the level of art.
  3. (music) A song in the style of folk music, a modern genre of popular music.

Translations

See also

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.