- Folk (disambiguation)
Folk may refer to:
* a specific people,
tribe , ornation , especially one of theGermanic peoples ("seeFolk ")
*folklore , the body of verbal expressive culture among a particular population, comprising the oral tradition of that group
*folk art , art by traditionally trained, as opposed to academically trained, artists
*Folk Nation , an alliance of Americanstreet gangs In music:
*folk music orfolksong , music by and of the common people.
*folk dance , a 19th century form of dance
*folk-punk , a genre of music that combines elements of folk and punk rock music
*folk rock , a genre, combining elements of folk music and rock music
*folk metal , a sub-genre of heavy metal that incorporates elements of folk music
*neofolk , a relatively new form offolk music , influenced by traditional folk and more modern,industrial music .
*folktronica , electronic folk, related with IDM. A folky feel is combined with beats and samples.In other uses:
*Folkish
* Folkish is a name that has been given to a hypothetical substrate language believed by some to have influenced theGermanic languages : seeGermanic substrate hypothesis ;
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