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folklife

American  
[fohk-lahyf] / ˈfoʊkˌlaɪf /

noun

  1. the everyday life of the common people, especially of a particular region, country, or period.

    18th-century New England folklife.


Etymology

Origin of folklife

First recorded in 1920–25; folk + life

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He sought out new music but also visited the Lomax folklife collection at the Library of Congress to find old songs that could be recast.

From Washington Post Jul. 30, 2019

“Academics hoard research like dragons hoard gold,” Guha Shankar, a folklife specialist at the Library of Congress, who works closely with the Passamaquoddy, told me.

From The New Yorker Jan. 30, 2019

The annual folklife festival includes multiple musical styles, with co-directors Roddy Moore and Vaughan Webb putting together a musical lineup that in October featured one of A.P.

From Seattle Times Dec. 23, 2017

In 1985 he joined the folklore and folklife department at the University of Pennsylvania.

From New York Times Jun. 29, 2017

Vidrine and Savoy had been friends since the 1980s, when Vidrine booked Savoy and her husband Marc to play at festivals and folklife programs in Missouri.

From Washington Times Feb. 2, 2015

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