Main Entry: folk song Function: noun Date: 1847 : a traditional or composed song typically characterized by stanzaic form, refrain, and simplicity of melody.

stanzaic.. a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme.

Joely, I continue to believe the songs that I (and you) write are folk songs. They may not be traditional (or even good) but mine seem to fall into Webster's definition. I don't think theres a need to filter a song through a couple generations of hill people to turn a song into a folk song.