folk songs
folk songs is the plural of folk song.
Meaning of folk song
Noun
folk song (plural folk songs)
- A song, in any folk style, originating among ordinary people, usually non-professional musicians, and handed down by oral tradition.
- folk music
- Before my father, Hasidic music was mere folksong. He raised it to the level of art.2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 190
- A song in the style of folk music, a modern genre of popular music.
Forms of folk songs
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Questions about folk songs
- What is folk songs the plural of?
- Folk songs is the plural of folk song.
Words near folk songs in the dictionary
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