American folk music
C15816
concept
American folk music is a genre rooted in the traditional songs, stories, and musical practices of diverse U.S. communities, often passed down orally and reflecting social, cultural, and historical experiences.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| traditional American folk song | 14 |
| folk music genre | 6 |
| traditional American folk ballad | 5 |
| Western folk song | 2 |
| American fiddle tune | 1 |
| American folk music canonical | 1 |
| Great Depression-era song | 1 |
| New England dance tune | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: American folk music
Generated description
American folk music is a genre rooted in the traditional songs, stories, and musical practices of diverse U.S. communities, often passed down orally and reflecting social, cultural, and historical experiences.
Instances (31)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Hang Me, Oh Hang Me | traditional American folk song |
| Fare Thee Well (Dink's Song) | traditional American folk song |
| Green, Green Rocky Road | traditional American folk song |
| Frankie and Johnny | traditional American folk ballad |
| Portland Fancy | New England dance tune |
| Fisher’s Hornpipe | American fiddle tune |
| Shenandoah | traditional American folk song |
| Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? | Great Depression-era song |
| In the Pines | traditional American folk song |
| Man of Constant Sorrow | traditional American folk song |
| Oh My Darling, Clementine | Western folk song |
| Midnight Special | traditional American folk song |
| Where Did You Sleep Last Night | traditional American folk song |
| Wagoner's Lad | traditional American folk ballad |
| Biraha folk genre | folk music genre |
|
"Stagger Lee"
surface form:
Stagger Lee
|
traditional American folk ballad |
| Days of 49 | traditional American folk song |
| Little Sadie | traditional American folk ballad |
|
“Rambler Gambler”
surface form:
Rambler Gambler
|
traditional American folk song |
| Stack A Lee | traditional American folk song |
| Two Soldiers | traditional American folk ballad |
|
Don’t Ease Me In
surface form:
Don't Ease Me In
|
traditional American folk song |
| Sevillanas | folk music genre |
| 900 Miles | traditional American folk song |
| Across the Wide Missouri | traditional American folk song |
|
Tamang people
surface form:
Tamang selo
|
folk music genre |
| inland river song | folk music genre |
| European polka | folk music genre |
| Spanish Is a Loving Tongue | Western folk song |
| Carnavalito | folk music genre |
| Appalachian music | — |