"old-time country" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} old-time country (uncountable)
  1. A form of American folk music popular in the Southern Appalachian region of the United States prior to the early 1930s, emphasizing jug and mountain string bands; influential in early country music. Tags: uncountable Hypernyms: folk music Coordinate_terms: bluegrass, country music, hillbilly music
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