Explore Folky through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Folky in a sentence
Folky meaning
Having the character of folk music
Using Folky
- The main meaning on this page is: Having the character of folk music
- In the example corpus, folky often appears in combinations such as: folky indie.
Context around Folky
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 9 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Folky
- In this selection, "folky" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, introspective, 60s, chiming, indie, performers and affair stand out and add context to how "folky" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include albums of folky indie rock and can be folky or test. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "folky" sits close to words such as aami, aat and abada, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with folky
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
What matters is that their folky sound is terrific. (9 words)
Taylor made introspective, folky soft rock that helped define the modern singer/songwriter tradition. (14 words)
A cool take on folky blues with some sweet melodic turns and a woeful delivery. (15 words)
But at 76, Oates is stepping out of his comfort zone and into the solo spotlight on “Reunion,” a folky affair that feels more like a goodbye to his rock-and-soulmate of five decades — and a return to his own rootsy roots before he’s out of time. (49 words)
If one hallmark of 1970s popular music was bringing socially conscious lyrics to foundations more funky than folky, the Staples' trajectory surely mapped out that terrain for many more to follow. (31 words)
In the show, Riley Keough’s Daisy Jones boasts the long, loose waves and full front fringe more typically attributed to the more folky performers of the 70s. (28 words)
Example sentences (12)
In the show, Riley Keough’s Daisy Jones boasts the long, loose waves and full front fringe more typically attributed to the more folky performers of the 70s.
But at 76, Oates is stepping out of his comfort zone and into the solo spotlight on “Reunion,” a folky affair that feels more like a goodbye to his rock-and-soulmate of five decades — and a return to his own rootsy roots before he’s out of time.
On her debut album, “Verbathim,” her producers include Drake’s regular collaborator Noah (40) Shebib, with songs that can be folky or test the electronic edges of hyperpop.
If one hallmark of 1970s popular music was bringing socially conscious lyrics to foundations more funky than folky, the Staples' trajectory surely mapped out that terrain for many more to follow.
Taylor made introspective, folky soft rock that helped define the modern singer/songwriter tradition.
According to legend, the Stones spent so long working on the record's folky title track, Richards' fingers actually started bleeding.
A cool take on folky blues with some sweet melodic turns and a woeful delivery.
The debut sees Mercy wearing her 60s folky guitar instrumentation and songwriting on her musical sleeve.
Brooklyn’s Big Thief have two great albums of folky indie rock on Saddle Creek (including one of our ), and it seems like they just keep getting better.
Horan’s folky, acoustic style was well-supported by “Fool’s Gold,” which holds that classic Irish folk tone that Horan tends to fit into his music.
They played their always appealing version of chiming, folky indie rock reminding me of the Jayhawks and the Church, back in the ’80s.
What matters is that their folky sound is terrific.
Common combinations with folky
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: