Folk Genre

Folk music originated in the 19th century, has been passed on in numerous ways such as, passing by mouth through family's this was common in lower classes. and as music with unknown composers. most people , refer to this type of music as traditional music.

Since the 20th century, folk has also been used to describe a
kind of popular music that evolved from traditional music This
type of folk music also includes fusion genres such as folk 
rock, electric folk, folk metal, progressive folk,freak folk and
neofolk
Throughout history, listening to recorded music was not

possible, at this point in history work was very manual. Music was made by common people during both their work and

leisure. manual labor often included singing by the workers, 

which served several practical purposes. It reduced the 

boredom of repetitive tasks, it kept the rhythm 

folk music, folk song,
and folk dance are 
recent expressions.they originate from 

Folk Lore.in 1846 the
English antiquarian
William Thoms to describe 

 "The traditions, customs, and superstitions of the uncultured classes"