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Recent Examples of folk song
Musicians strummed acoustic guitars while singing folk songs; a youth marching band blared trumpets and beat drums.
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Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Dec. 2025
The folk song once asked, Where have all the flowers gone?
—Jahan Marcu, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Boyle is a great example of what Carthy was talking about, the originator of an oral history and a certain type of folk song, passed by word of mouth around a fanbase and through generations.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Set in early-1960s New York City, the film follows a folk song singing Minnesotan with a guitar and a dream, rising from a coffeehouse performer to a counterculture legend.
—Hannah Kerns, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
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Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Dec. 2025
The folk song once asked, Where have all the flowers gone?
—Jahan Marcu, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
Boyle is a great example of what Carthy was talking about, the originator of an oral history and a certain type of folk song, passed by word of mouth around a fanbase and through generations.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
Set in early-1960s New York City, the film follows a folk song singing Minnesotan with a guitar and a dream, rising from a coffeehouse performer to a counterculture legend.
—Hannah Kerns, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for folk song
Noun
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Seriosa music, Indonesia’s unique adaptation of the Western art song, profoundly shaped his artistic identity.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 Nov. 2025
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The performance highlights a blend of musical theater, art song and opera, bringing together four opera singers for a program that celebrates motherhood, family, love and all that life offers.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
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Cyrus's fiancé, Maxx Morando, who walked the carpet with the pop star, was slightly more casual.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
2 Feb. 2026
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But the Icelandic jazz-pop hybrid had more on her mind than just celebrating.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
2 Feb. 2026
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Free-solo climber Alex Honnold was reportedly paid about $500,000 to climb the Taipei 101 skyscraper without ropes or protection, an act that carried a nontrivial risk of death.—
James Broughel,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Since then, the New Jersey native has been documenting his solo adventures on TikTok, amassing a growing audience along the way.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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Leguizamo is one among a chorus of famous voices rising against the federal immigration agency, which has been at the forefront of violent operations in Minneapolis.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Jan. 2026
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But Duckart sets himself apart from his brooding contemporaries with sheer intensity, never diffusing vulnerable moments with a quip or an ironically upbeat chorus.—
Hannah Jocelyn,
Pitchfork,
28 Jan. 2026
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Post Malone will lead a special tribute to legendary rocker Ozzy Osbourne, who died in July 2025.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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These chunky boots are built for function with waterproof Goretex exteriors and grippy outsoles in combination with rocker technology in the insoles that propels you forward with every step.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Jan. 2026
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The chant appeared to be in reference to Peterson’s cramping issues, which have limited him for much of the year and kept him from finishing all but one game.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2026
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Southlake Carroll football players celebrate the promotion of Lee Munn with a yes chant.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Feb. 2026
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Why else would the creative team have chosen to follow not one but two couples’ stories in Season Three, the friends-to-lovers ballad of Colin (Luke Newton) and Penelope (Nicola Coughlan) and Francesca (Hannah Dodd) and John Stirling’s (Victor Alli) tale of love-at-first-sight?—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
2 Feb. 2026
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Cook is well aware that the guns carried by the federal agents are not for show, even without the Boss’ new ballad.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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The real-life friends instigated the project and serve as producers, with their obvious glee in playing off each other adding greatly to the enjoyment.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Jan. 2026
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The opposite of an endurance test, Raimi’s latest ultimately leaves you in a sense of glee.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Folk song.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folk%20song. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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