folkmusic

folkmusic
folk music n.
1. Music originating among the common people of a nation or region and spread about or passed down orally, often with considerable variation.
2. Contemporary music in the style of traditional folk music.
  folkʹ-mu'sic (fōkʹmyo͞o'zĭk) adj.

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