folk

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The English group’s second album is a work of unclassifiable but bracingly original music, drawing on post-rock, jazz, folk, reggae and more.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

But the U.K. branch of the polyglot style sometimes called post-rock included Bristol groups such as Movietone and Crescent, who mixed and matched dub rhythms, folk instrumentation, and electronics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

He has composed more than 8,000 film songs, drawing heavily on Tamil Nadu's folk and rural ballad traditions.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Born in June 1943 in Pannaipuram, Tamil Nadu, as R Gnanathesikan, Ilaiyaraaja was raised on the folk songs and ballads sung by his father, a cardamom estate supervisor.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

For the sound of traditional Western folk music, look for collections of folk music from England or Australia, sea shanties, or American cowboy songs.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones