folk songs

A form of folk song — A song, in any folk style, originating among ordinary people, usually non-professional musicians, and handed down by oral tradition.

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Meanings

noun

alternative folksongs

  1. pluralplural of folk song
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APA

folk songs. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folk%20songs

MLA

“folk songs.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folk%20songs. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “folk songs,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/folk%20songs.

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