folk song
noun
: a traditional or composed song typically characterized by stanzaic form, refrain, and simplicity of melody
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Conrad soon joins the chorus of the Irish folk song, proudly belting it out alongside his wife.
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Matt Cabral, EW.com, 26 May 2025
The duo play two men who travel to New England together in the summer of 1919 to record the folk songs of their rural countrymen.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 23 May 2025
Although Golijov is an introspective Argentine American composer who comes out of the classical music world, his works are infused with folk song and dance from Latin America, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
As young men and women embrace faith — along with folk songs, traditional dress and ancient tea ceremonies — some experts see it as a movement back to forms of Vietnamese identity that preceded Marxism and war.
—Damien Cave, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Matt Cabral, EW.com, 26 May 2025
The duo play two men who travel to New England together in the summer of 1919 to record the folk songs of their rural countrymen.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 23 May 2025
Although Golijov is an introspective Argentine American composer who comes out of the classical music world, his works are infused with folk song and dance from Latin America, Eastern Europe and the Middle East.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
As young men and women embrace faith — along with folk songs, traditional dress and ancient tea ceremonies — some experts see it as a movement back to forms of Vietnamese identity that preceded Marxism and war.
—Damien Cave, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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“Folk song.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folk%20song. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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