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Folk songs (Topical Term)

Preferred form: Folk songs
Used for/see from:
  • Folksongs
See also:

Web. 3 (folk song)

Random House (folk song)

Folksongs and their makers, 1970.

Folksingers and folksongs in America, 1965.

Harvard; New Grove

Here are entered collections of folk songs in various unrelated languages. Works in a single language or group of languages are entered under this heading with language qualifier, e.g. Folk songs, English; Folk songs, Slavic. For works consisting of folk songs of an individual ethnic group, an additional subject entry is made under the heading [ethnic group]--Music, or [ethnic group]--[place]--Music, when appropriate. For works consisting of folk songs of a particular place, an additional subject entry is made under the heading Folk music--[place] or Music--[place].