folk song - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

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• folksong

From folk +‎ song.

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.

• folk music

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