FolkWordNet Explorer
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the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community
any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time)
a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture
music performed for dancing the schottische
a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States; usually played on stringed instruments
folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul)
music performed for square dancing
people in general (often used in the plural)