folky

adj

folky

adj

Etymology From folk + -y.

1

Entertainment, Lifestyle, Music Informal Having the character of folk music

  • The band opened with a folky little number.
  • James Taylor flew into England to see if he could interest the Beatles' Apple label into recording "Carolina In My Mind" and some of his other folky material.1990, Wayne Jancik, The Billboard Book of One-Hit Wonders, →ISBN, page 244:
Derived terms
folkiness
Related terms
folksy

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