folksong

folk song also folk·song (fksông, -sng)

n.

1. A song belonging to the folk music of a people or area, often existing in several versions or with regional variations.

2. A song composed in the style of traditional folk music.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

folksong - a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture folk ballad, folk song song, vocal - a short musical composition with words; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs" blues - a type of folksong that originated among Black Americans at the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholy sound from repeated use of blue notes fado - a sad Portuguese folksong ethnic music, folk music, folk - the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community