folk music
noun
: the traditional music of the people in a country or region
Irish folk music
also
: a type of popular music that is based on traditional music and that does not use electric instruments
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Bob Weir, a founding member of the Grateful Dead whose rhythm guitar work, songwriting and tireless touring helped push traditional American blues and folk music into the modern era, has died, according to a statement posted Saturday to his official website.
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Dennis Romero, NBC news, 10 Jan. 2026
His score blends American folk music; the sounds of banjos and pianos along with orchestral strings.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 22 Dec. 2025
By the late 1940s and early 1950s, the party redirected massive state resources toward reshaping folk music into a polished, modernized national symbol, staging folklore as proof of unity and continuity.
—Emma Madden, Pitchfork, 21 Dec. 2025
Our nightly entertainment included folk music and coordinated line dancing, made all the more fun with a nightcap (or three).
—Jake Emen, Robb Report, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Folk music.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folk%20music. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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