He has become a 'folk hero' in his home state because of the work he has done to help poor children.
He doesn't much care for city 'folk'. [=people who live in a city]
His 'folks' gave him everything a kid could want.
(..) S... Stop here. - Here? - Just stop right here. Yes, Sir. This... What is this? lt's a folk song. - Arabic. - No, no, it's Hungarian. My daijka sang it to me. When l wss a child growing up in Budapest. lt's beautiful. (..)1996 The English Patient