folk

ballad

Narrative poem or song

• acousticRelating to sound
• singer-songwriterSelf-composing musical performer
• banjoFretted drum-stringed instrument

fiddle · dulcimer · harmonica · Woody Guthrie · Pete Seeger · Bob Dylan · hootenanny · protest songs · sea shanties · work songs

folktales

Traditional oral narratives

• legendsTraditional stories or icons
• mythsTraditional untrue narratives
• fablesDidactic animal stories

proverbs · superstitions · oral-history · storytelling · lore · customs · rituals · ceremonies · handicrafts · weaving

lineage

Descent from progenitors

• genealogyStudy of family descent
• heritageInherited cultural legacy
• ancestorsThose from whom one descends

forebears · descendants · bloodline · kinship · clan · tribe · family · relatives · kinsmen · roots

villagers

Inhabitants of small settlements

• townsfolkResidents of a village
• localsArea's permanent inhabitants
• inhabitantsPermanent occupants of place

residents · neighbors · congregation · collective · kinfolk · countryfolk · grassroots · gathering · commune · settlement

indigenous

Originating in a region

• aboriginalIndigenous to a place
• nativeOriginating from a place
• traditionalFollowing long-held customs

cultural · diaspora · migrant · minority · multicultural · customs · identity · homeland · vernacular · regional

everyday

Occurring each day

• ordinaryStandard, unremarkable
• commonWidespread and unremarkable
• plainBasic and unremarkable

homespun · down-to-earth · grassroots · working-class · humble · salt-of-the-earth · regular · unpretentious

• music genresblues, pop, jazz, rock, classical
• peoplepeople, persons, person, individuals, humans
• American musicjazz, blues, country music, rock, country
• acoustic musicacoustic guitar, acoustic set, bluegrass, unplugged set, classical guitar
• band music stylesjazz, rock, pop, blues, funk
• dance qualitiesfluidity, graceful, musicality, rhythmic, grace