In Anglo-Saxon times, the people of a group of townships or villages; a community; a tribe.
People in general, or a separate class of people; -- generally used in the plural form, and often with a qualifying adjective; as, the old folks; poor folks.
were passed down through generations and reflecting everyday concerns and easy to dance to. More recently Britfolk musicians like Kate Rusby combine tradition with a retro style.
Heathen people/folks. Followers of our Asatru/ Heathen/Germanic Pagan religion, also known as the (Elder Troth), Forn Sed (various spellings/forms), Heid(h)ni, Hedningskap, Odinism (sometimes has overtones of refering to the unfortunate racist fringe of our religion), Heathenism, and various and sundry other names. Confusing, huh? For an explanation of how this confusion came to be, see Troth. Folk ain't got nothin' to do with Hitler and his Volk, despite what some nut cases may think.
Traditional music, usually associated with an area or people.
people in general; "they're just country folk"; "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next"
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"
the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community
or Traditional Music--music that folk groups create and pass on (see Revivalists).
music transmitted aurally from one generation to the next
Dances that are usually created and performed by a specific group within a culture or society. Generally these dances originate within the general population of a culture.
Work created and performed by a specific group within a culture; generally these works originated outside the courts or circle of power within a society
Folk culture is the culture of common people who have not been influenced by any other culture. It is not the same as pop culture. Since mass media has infused most of the world with pop culture, new folk cultures no longer exist.
Folk is one of the Germanic roots that mean "(of) the people" or "our people" (as opposed to different clans, tribes, or nations). The English word folk has cognates in most of the other Germanic languages. Folk may be a Germanic root that is unique to the Germanic languages, and not derived directly from Indo-European; though some non-Germanic cognates such as Latin vulgus, "the common people", have been suggested.
