folksong

Thân thiện

An elderly man plays a folksong on his guitar by the fireplace.

Definition

Noun: A song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture. It is typically passed down orally from generation to generation, rather than being composed by a known individual or written down commercially.

Usage

The word "folksong" is used to refer to traditional music that expresses the life, history, and beliefs of ordinary people in a community. It is often associated with acoustic instruments and simple, memorable melodies.

Examples

• The singer performed a beautiful Appalachian folksong about working on the railroad.
• Collecting and preserving regional folksongs is important for cultural heritage.
• That melody sounds like an old Irish folksong.

Advanced Usage

• "To be in the folk song tradition": To be created or performed in the style and manner of traditional folk music.
  • Her new composition is firmly in the folk song tradition, using only a guitar and telling a story of migration.
• As an attributive noun: Used before another noun to describe a type or category.
  • The festival featured a folk song competition.

Variants and Related Words

• Folk song (noun): An alternative, two-word spelling with the same meaning.
• Folk music (noun): The broader genre or category of traditional music, which includes folksongs.
• Folksinger (noun): A person who sings folksongs.

Synonyms

• Traditional song
• Ballad (when the song tells a story)
• Folk ballad

Idioms and Phrases

• (As) old as a folksong: Used to describe something very old or traditional.
  • That recipe is as old as a folksong; my great-grandmother used to make it.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture

Từ đồng nghĩa

• folk song
• folk ballad