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.
(..) Many miles to go And the stream that falls From hill to plain Better than rain or rippling brook Is a mug of beer inside this Took There's been some strange folk crossing the Shire. Dwarves and others of a less than savory nature. War is brewing. The mountains are fair teeming with goblins. (..)2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
(..) ...Hobbits.'' ...Hobbits. ...for many hundreds of years... ...quite content to ignore and be ignored... ...by the world of the Big Folk. Middle-earth being,after all,full of strange creatures beyond count... ...Hobbits must seem of little importance... ...being neither renowned as great warriors... (..)2001 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring