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Recent Examples of folk song
The album is named after a Korean folk song.
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Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2026
The day before the concert, BTS dropped a new album, Arirang, which shares its name with a beloved Korean folk song.
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Brittney Melton,
NPR,
24 Mar. 2026
Arirang is named after a Korean folk song, which became even more popular as a song of resistance during Japanese occupation.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2026
Pulled straight out of Ireland and dropped onto 14th Street, Grace’s boasts dim candlelight, brotherly bartenders, and a leveled grit that leaves you teetering between kicking off a folk song or dragging from a cigarette from a stranger outside.
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Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2026
The day before the concert, BTS dropped a new album, Arirang, which shares its name with a beloved Korean folk song.
—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
24 Mar. 2026
Arirang is named after a Korean folk song, which became even more popular as a song of resistance during Japanese occupation.
—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2026
Pulled straight out of Ireland and dropped onto 14th Street, Grace’s boasts dim candlelight, brotherly bartenders, and a leveled grit that leaves you teetering between kicking off a folk song or dragging from a cigarette from a stranger outside.
—
Charlie Hobbs,
Condé Nast Traveler,
17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for folk song
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The concert celebrates spring and includes a mix of opera arias, art songs and musical theatre selections that are uplifting.
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Seriosa music, Indonesia’s unique adaptation of the Western art song, profoundly shaped his artistic identity.
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A lot of people on this trip had either never traveled outside of the country before, never been on a plane before, never solo traveled before, didn't have these kinds of book communities in their friends and family back home.
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Harper finished with three hits, which included a solo shot, his 17th this season, and a double, giving him five extra base hits in the last two games.
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Based on a game McCartney played as a child, the chant-along chorus is infectious on its own, but the rest of the song is indicative of a genius of melody whose touch remained deft 60 years into a career.
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Instead of a confession, the book would be more like a chorus.
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Mom of three and AD contributor Vy Yang can attest that this durable rocker remains a favorite cozy seat in the home well into the preschool years.
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The Endeavour Canovas have a rocker sole that’s especially good for absorbing shock and redistributing pressure.
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The team had a chant, Washington remembered.
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The visitors adapted to each child — favorite teams, favorite sports, favorite players — at one point breaking into an enthusiastic chant for the New York Knicks, drawing cheers from kids and parents alike.
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That realization led him to a collection of honky-tonk stompers, highway ballads and intimate character studies.
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The slow-burn thriller is partially based on a 17th century ballad in which the heroic outlaw’s cousin, a malevolent prioress, bleeds the older, ailing Robin to death under the guise of the ancient medical treatment known as bloodletting.
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Because in a country increasingly divided by social justice causes and their opposing viewpoints, fans increasingly care where their sports teams stand — sometimes to fans' glee or chagrin — depending on whether their opinions agree with that of their teams or leagues.
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To our glee, the air mattresses floated him high in the water.
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Check out this 1997 live TV version of Paranoid Android, which veers from lullaby to apocalypse within the space of a few minutes.
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In April 2019, Williams shared a nostalgic video of the two serenading her daughter Rowan with a Cheetah Girls hit-turned-lullaby via FaceTime.
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“Folk song.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folk%20song. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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