Britfolk

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noun

British contemporary folk music.

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Meanings

nounBritfolk (uncountable)
  1. uncountableentertainmentBritish contemporary folk music.
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    The 1970s also loom large over ‘Historian’, with the unlikely influence of Pink Floyd coming to the fore in the alt-rocking psychedelics of ‘The Shell’, the crunchy yet smooth ‘Timefighter’ featuring some moody guitar soloing and a prog-rock breakdown and ‘Pillar of Truth’ the haunting Britfolk of Sandy Denny.

    2018 March 2, Leonie Cooper, “Lucy Dacus – ‘Historian’ Review”, in NME

Origin

From Brit- + folk. Compare Britpop, Britrock.

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APA

Britfolk. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Britfolk

MLA

“Britfolk.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Britfolk. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Britfolk,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Britfolk.

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