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Recent Examples of folk song
Carter won the trophy for his narration of Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration, a 10-track album of folk songs and Sunday school lessons from the former president.
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Zoe G. Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2025
Today, a carol is a religious folk song or popular hymn (like a Christmas tune).
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2025
Dylan appeared in various other Greenwich Village music clubs, performing folk songs, ballads and blues.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 16 Jan. 2025
Hypocrisy, burdens disguised as blessings and folk songs abound.
—Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Zoe G. Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2025
Today, a carol is a religious folk song or popular hymn (like a Christmas tune).
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 20 Jan. 2025
Dylan appeared in various other Greenwich Village music clubs, performing folk songs, ballads and blues.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 16 Jan. 2025
Hypocrisy, burdens disguised as blessings and folk songs abound.
—Rachel Sherman, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for folk song
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The music moves from inventive, engaging art song to smoldering improvisations in which Wilkins and his bandmates—anchored by his regular colleagues Micah Thomas on piano, Rick Rosato on bass and Kweku Sumbry on drums—push to the outer limits.—
Steve Hochman,
SPIN,
21 Oct. 2024
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As a map of Austin’s musical journey, the recital moved through spirituals and standard repertoire into 20th-century and contemporary art song and opera.—
Michael Andor Brodeur,
Washington Post,
14 Dec. 2023
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Baja Beach Fest will also feature sets from fresh faces such as Puerto Rican rapper Young Miko, Brazilian pop star Anitta (who becomes the first Brazilian artist on the lineup), Blessd, Rels B, Oscar Maydo, Tito Double P and Cris MJ, among others.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2025
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Seemingly meaningless interactions with their past selves end up changing the present in massive ways, with Jay turning into the biggest pop star on the planet and Matt wasting away as a drummer in a Jay McCarrol cover band.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2025
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As her first solo album Alter Ego reaches the Billboard charts, the full-length’s latest focus track fails to gain much traction.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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In 1999, Saadiq also formed another R&B group, Lucy Pearl, and released music with its members before eventually releasing five solo albums.—
Caché McClay,
USA TODAY,
12 Mar. 2025
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Nobody was playing this kind of tight, Byrds country rock—short songs with sweet harmonies and big choruses.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
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This was a frequent chorus from my siblings and me as children, as our grandmother pottered about the kitchen chewing on a stick that looked a bit like sugarcane, fixing a drink brewed with honey and lemon.—
Ranyechi Udemezue,
Vogue,
16 Mar. 2025
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The rocker is applying for British citizenship and should be an official ex-patriot by the end of 2025, Love told the crowd, who applauded the news.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
20 Mar. 2025
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Saturday Club was a show on the BBC that was popular around when The Beatles became huge, and the rockers spent time performing tracks specifically for the radio program and also conducting conversations, which have now been shared on these special decades-late offerings.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
20 Mar. 2025
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During a halftime cheer, a prominent member of the Auburn family will hold up the letter N in the A-U-B-U-R-N chant.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
19 Mar. 2025
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The chants, cheers and band music from Tigers and Giants supporters in the right-field seats while their team bats has been a popular conversation among Cubs pitchers the last two days.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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Its synch in the blockbuster film Ghost scared up new love for the ballad, sending the original version back to a No. 13 high.—
Gary Trust,
Billboard,
18 Mar. 2025
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In the span of a nearly two-hour showcase, Peluso nimbly maneuvered from genre to genre, with no limit on the number of twists: poignant power ballads, razor-sharp raps and salsa sequences with elements of Brazilian funk, EDM and bachata scattered throughout.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
16 Mar. 2025
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Trump and Vance, in one fell swoop, managed to embolden our adversaries (not just Russia — all of them watched this spectacle with glee) and alienate our staunch European allies.—
Tom Zirpoli,
Baltimore Sun,
11 Mar. 2025
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An emotional dela Fuente cried tears of joy while Ho and other Mills players jumped with glee at halfcourt.—
Nathan Canilao,
The Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Folk song.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folk%20song. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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