(music genre, US) North American (especially Appalachian) folk music; considered the precursor to country music.
(music genre, US) North American (especially Appalachian) folk music; considered the precursor to country music.
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(US, informal) Reminiscent or representative of an older time.
(music, US) The classic body of recordings of Central and Eastern European immigrants to the United States from the early to mid-20th century, and music in that style.
(historical, to the 1930s, US) A mix of Appalachian, Southern and western music, performed by rural white people in a range of styles for commercial recording in the early United States popular music industry; the precursor to country music.
(music) A style of popular music regarded as more old-fashioned or traditional, or not following newer trends; specifically (often old skool), hip-hop or rap music of the late 1970s and 1980s (or more recent music of this style) as contrasted with newer styles of such music.