folk song
noun
: a traditional or composed song typically characterized by stanzaic form, refrain, and simplicity of melody
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In addition to occasional bursts of folk songs, there are outstanding new compositions by Mario Batkovic that move from a quick, nerve-jangling pulse to a full surge of mournful chords in a late sequence.
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Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
So is the simple and slow chord progression underlying it all, making for a folk song that avoids the predictable tropes of protest music and doesn’t rely on cynicism as a dead end.
—Grace Robins-Somerville, Pitchfork, 23 Jan. 2026
Some feel that the movie’s slide into sentiment in its final scenes, with a young German barmaid singing a folk song to an inn full of battle-scarred soldiers, doesn’t quite match the caustic nature of the rest of the story.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
The folk song once asked, Where have all the flowers gone?
—Jahan Marcu, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
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Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026
So is the simple and slow chord progression underlying it all, making for a folk song that avoids the predictable tropes of protest music and doesn’t rely on cynicism as a dead end.
—Grace Robins-Somerville, Pitchfork, 23 Jan. 2026
Some feel that the movie’s slide into sentiment in its final scenes, with a young German barmaid singing a folk song to an inn full of battle-scarred soldiers, doesn’t quite match the caustic nature of the rest of the story.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 31 Dec. 2025
The folk song once asked, Where have all the flowers gone?
—Jahan Marcu, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for folk song
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“Folk song.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folk%20song. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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