Folk

Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and for the common people.

Folk music arose, and best survives, in societies not yet affected by mass communication

Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and for the common people.

Folk music arose, and best survives, in societies not yet affected by mass communication and the commercialization of culture. It normally was shared by the entire community (and its performance not strictly limited to a special class of expert performers), and was transmitted by word of mouth.