folk singing

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noun

the singing of folk songs, especially by a group of people.

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Nearby words

folk medicine, folk memory, folk music, folk rock, folk singer, folk singing, folk society, folk song, folk tale, folk weave, folk-rock

Origin of folk singing

First recorded in 1905–10

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for folk singing

Except that they are charming, revivals of morris-dancing and folk-singing are little better than Arts and Crafts in the open.
Art|Clive Bell