The phrase "about folks from" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing or referring to people from a specific place or background.
Example: "This documentary is about folks from the Appalachian region and their unique culture."
Alternatives: "regarding people from" or "concerning individuals from".
How about some folks from outside the Beltway who rarely get the chance to talk on the really big shows?
Drink each time the president begins a charming anecdote about some folks from a small red-state town; drink twice when the camera cuts to said folks.
"But we have had hundreds of people operating in southeast Texas for the last several days and we're sheltering about 3,000 folks from Texas in our shelters and these are agencies that did a lot of the search-and-rescue," Edwards added.
They felt that views collided and that it was unclear who was right and who was wrong, for example about folk medicines from their home country.
The Poll We surveyed about three dozen folks from various walks of life, some wine and food professionals, some not, but all amateurs de vin.
If Byrne's Interop session gave the expert perspective of social networking, the Unconference offered a view from the trenches, as about 15 tech folks from small and midsize businesses gathered to discuss the issues.
So I took a beekeeping class at a junior college along with about 100 other folks from all walks of life who were similarly motivated.
That may not seem like a big price increase when you're buying a car, but given that House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis). was stoked about folks getting $1.50 a week from the Republican tax cut, it seems like quite a bit — not to mention that it isn't exactly the message you want to be sending to the public.
And that's right about the time some folks from the shoot show up to talk to the star.
Villager Yang made an extra 100 yuan (about $12) catering to "folks from the big cities," he said.
