フォークソング
also: フォーク・ソング
Meanings
1
Refers to traditional or contemporary folk music, often with acoustic instruments and storytelling lyrics. In Japanese contexts, it can also refer to Western-style folk music popularized in the 1960s and 1970s.
He sang and played a folk song on the guitar.
Japanese folk music was popular in the 1970s.
Usage patterns
- フォークソングを歌うto sing a folk song
He sang a folk song while playing the guitar.
- フォークソングが流行るfor folk songs to become popular
In the 1970s, folk songs became hugely popular in Japan.