Towns-folk
1towns|folk — «TOWNZ FOHK», noun (plural). the people of a town; townspeople: »Townsfolk gathered to see the fire …
2towns·folk — /ˈtaʊnzˌfoʊk/ noun [plural] : the people who live in a town : ↑townspeople …
3towns-people — n. pl. Towns folk, dwellers in towns …
4folk art — folk art, adj. folk artist. artistic works, as paintings, sculpture, basketry, and utensils, produced typically in cultural isolation by untrained often anonymous artists or by artisans of varying degrees of skill and marked by such attributes as …
5folk dance — folk dancer. folk dancing. 1. a dance that originated among, and has been transmitted through, the common people. Cf. court dance. 2. a piece of music for such a dance. [1905 10] * * * Dance that has developed without a choreographer and that… …
6folk museum — [folk museum] noun a museum that displays interesting or historical objects that were part of the local people’s ↑everyday lives, such as clothes and tools. Many British towns and cities have folk museums. Similar museums exist in the US but they …
7Folk music of England — Pentangle performing in 2007 Folk music of England refers to various types of traditionally based music, often contrasted with courtly, classical and later commercial music, for which evidence exists from the later medieval period. It has been… …
8Folk music of Ireland — The folk music of Ireland (also known as Irish traditional music, Irish trad, Irish folk music, and other variants) is the generic term for music that has been created in various genres on the entire island of Ireland, North and South of the… …
9folk music and songs — Traditional British folk music has many different forms, including songs and ballads. Many folk songs relate to the lives of ordinary people in past centuries; others tell of famous love stories or celebrate nature. The verses may be sung by one… …
10folk dance — I noun a style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts) (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑folk dancing • Derivationally related forms: ↑folk dance (for: ↑folk dancing) • …
