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folk song
noun
: a traditional or composed song typically characterized by stanzaic form, refrain, and simplicity of melody
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The Salamander is throwing a July Fourth backyard barbecue in its beautiful garden patio, with family activities, grilling demonstrations on the Big Egg Grill, and performances of the national anthem and American folk songs by the 21st Grey Coat Battalion Fife and Drum Corp.
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Adele Chapin, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2023
The words were set to music at Baltimore’s Old St. Paul’s Church using the melody of an English folk song.
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Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 15 Apr. 2024
But actually right here already exist many of his macro themes, in the love songs, folk songs and sentimental ballads of popular patriotism that the women choose.
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Jessica Kiang, Variety, 18 May 2024
Those interludes from the late ‘60s and ‘70s are nicely enhanced by delicate indie folk songs written and performed by Matthew Houck, who records as Phosphorescent.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1843, in the meaning defined above
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“Folk song.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folk%20song. Accessed 16 Jun. 2024.
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folk song
noun
: a traditional or composed song typically having stanzas, a refrain, and a simple melody
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