Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun folk_ballad
1 sense of folk ballad
Sense 1
folk song, folksong, folk ballad -- (a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture)
=> folk music, ethnic music, folk -- (the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community)
=> song, vocal -- (a short musical composition with words; "a successful musical must have at least three good songs")