folk

nouns

people in general (often used in the plural)
"they're just country folk"; "folks around here drink moonshine"; "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next"
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
people descended from a common ancestor
"his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"
the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community