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Recent Examples of folk song
The troupe performs a genre of traditional Korean opera in the folk song style known as pansori, derived from two Korean words, pan, referring to a place where people gather and sori or song.
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Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
The Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, starring Timothée Chalamet, focuses on Dylan’s early 1960s transition from idiosyncratic singer of folk songs to internationally renowned singer-songwriter.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 16 Jan. 2025
The pic charts the relationship between two young men who meet in 1916 and travel together to record the folk songs of their countrymen in rural New England.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2025
Nobody said that until the late ‘80s, and the people who said that in the late ‘80s were people who didn’t like old folk songs.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
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Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
The Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, starring Timothée Chalamet, focuses on Dylan’s early 1960s transition from idiosyncratic singer of folk songs to internationally renowned singer-songwriter.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 16 Jan. 2025
The pic charts the relationship between two young men who meet in 1916 and travel together to record the folk songs of their countrymen in rural New England.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 1 Jan. 2025
Nobody said that until the late ‘80s, and the people who said that in the late ‘80s were people who didn’t like old folk songs.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 26 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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Knits were slouchy but perfectly contoured to a woman's body, jackets nipped at the waist and layered over A-line skirts and sporty trousers, fuzzy bag charms and belt charms unite, and tasteful pops of color highlight earthy tones.—
Alyssa Goldberg,
USA TODAY,
15 Feb. 2025
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The spruce wood kit arrives unpainted, giving you the choice to keep it natural or add a pop of color.—
Rylee Johnston,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Feb. 2025
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His signature style, influenced by guitar legends yet distinctly his own, combines fiery guitar solos with a dedication to thoughtful songwriting.—
SPIN Contributor,
SPIN,
4 Feb. 2025
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After getting his start on the Mickey Mouse Club, the *NSYNC frontman became a household name in the 1990s and went on to have a successful solo career.—
Claudia Williams,
Architectural Digest,
4 Feb. 2025
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Within moments, a laughing chorus mimics it; our little group is belting out our rallying cry, established over the past few days of wandering up and down the Nile River.—
Matt Dutile,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Feb. 2025
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Lisa and Raye trade off on the first verse and chorus before passing the baton to Doja, who drops a verse as the song rides out.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
6 Feb. 2025
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During his own speech, Trump spoke about Kid Rock, saying the rocker had called him and asked him if he could be involved with the convention.—
Janelle Ash,
Fox News,
11 Feb. 2025
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The tour, which the British rockers first announced in July 2024, comes almost 15 years after the Gallagher brothers famously broke up in 2009 after a reported backstage argument.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
6 Feb. 2025
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By contrast, each time the Eagles made their way to the end zone, the entire stadium erupted into cheers and chants.—
Alex Ross,
People.com,
11 Feb. 2025
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Davis made his Dallas debut Saturday amid protests and chants calling for the firing of general manager Nico Harrison outside before the game.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
9 Feb. 2025
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His voice is notably more robust which makes for ballads that pack a much heavier punch than some of his earlier efforts in that space.—
Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
11 Feb. 2025
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The combination of classic material and an A-list of artists from multiple generations would have been enough to melt anyone’s icy blue heart, even the chilly woman who was the subject of the old Hiatt ballad of that name.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
4 Feb. 2025
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But in a crowded marketplace with fewer revenue streams, enough artists enrolled that, according to Pelly’s reporting, Spotify’s internal Slack channels were lit up with glee.—
Brad Shoup,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2025
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Which is why, for me, the hardest part of the story were finding testimonials, Andre 3000 was the only one with glee that expressed and saw what this was.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Folk song.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folk%20song. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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