folk song

/ˌfoʊk ˈsɔŋ/

/fəʊk sɒŋ/

Other forms: folk songs

Definitions of folk song

1. noun

   a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture
   synonyms: folk ballad, folksong

   types:

   blues

   a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes

   fado

   a sad Portuguese folksong

   boogie, boogie-woogie

   an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano)

   type of:

   song, vocal

   a short musical composition with words

   ethnic music, folk, folk music

   the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community