folk song
noun
: a traditional or composed song typically characterized by stanzaic form, refrain, and simplicity of melody
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Told with magical realism and an array of terrific traditional folk songs, Coco sends Miguel on a journey into the Land of the Dead, which allows Pixar’s genius animators to produce one of their most dreamlike and colorful visual environments.
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Will Leitch, Vulture, 19 June 2025
And David is like an archivist and has a fascination with collecting the old folk songs of America.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 20 May 2025
Conrad soon joins the chorus of the Irish folk song, proudly belting it out alongside his wife.
—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
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Will Leitch, Vulture, 19 June 2025
And David is like an archivist and has a fascination with collecting the old folk songs of America.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 20 May 2025
Conrad soon joins the chorus of the Irish folk song, proudly belting it out alongside his wife.
—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
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“Folk song.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folk%20song. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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