folksong

Noun

folk song (plural folk songs)

1. A song, in any folk style, originating among ordinary people, usually non-professional musicians, and handed down by oral tradition.
2. (uncountable) 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
3. A song in the style of folk music, a modern genre of popular music.