Tracy Chapman is a folk artist she is the highest selling folk artist in the UK
Folk music is the traditional style of music for telling stories. Lyrics and acoustic instruments are important in folk music. Folk music can also be called/connected to World and Roots music.
Russian folk music and opera
No, folk is a style (actually a wide range of styles) of music whereas indie refers to the fact that the music is on an independent label -- but many indie labels do feature folk music or folk-rock or folk-pop
Folk.
Country/folk music.
Folk-rock
Calypso
Folk Rock
Classical, folk and maybe jazz/blues.
It means people in general, or a style of music.
a simple style of folk music heard mostly in the southern United States; usually played on stringed instruments
Folk music. One of his most famous pieces was "This Land is Your Land".