The difference between folk songs and country songs is: different characteristics, different origins, and different singing.

1. Different expression contents

1. Folk music: Folk music expresses besides working life, aversion to the lonely wandering life, yearning for a warm and peaceful home, singing sweet love and The pain of falling out of love is there.

2. Country music: The content of country music is simple and natural, with small changes in melody, not much decorative brilliance, and more emphasis on emotional communication.

2. Different origins

1. Folk music: Folk music originated in the late Middle Ages, that is, the 12th and 13th centuries, flourished in the 14th and 15th centuries, and revived in the 18th and 19th centuries.

2. Country music: Country music originated in the southern United States in the 1920s.

3. Differences in singing

1. Folk music: Folk music was originally sung with native folk voices, mostly in the form of solo or small chorus, using guitar, banjo, harmonica, and violin. accompaniment.

2. Country music: Country music has a rough, nasal voice, and you play the guitar to accompany yourself.