doom folk

noun

A subgenre of folk music.

Meanings

noundoom folk (uncountable)
  1. uncountableentertainmentA subgenre of folk music.

    While best known for lending her haunting pipes to doom-folk troupe Espers, Meg Baird's quavering voice reveals itself as singularly lucid and enchanting on her solo work.

    2011 October, Andy Beta, SPIN, page 73
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Chicago

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