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Recent Examples of folk song
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
And the fact that Ryan Coogler flipped it so effortlessly, so that the creepy, scary dance was a white, Irish folk song.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026
The story can be traced to a German folk song that immigrants brought to the United States.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
So is the simple and slow chord progression underlying it all, making for a folk song that avoids the predictable tropes of protest music and doesn’t rely on cynicism as a dead end.
—Grace Robins-Somerville, Pitchfork, 23 Jan. 2026
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Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Mar. 2026
And the fact that Ryan Coogler flipped it so effortlessly, so that the creepy, scary dance was a white, Irish folk song.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Mar. 2026
The story can be traced to a German folk song that immigrants brought to the United States.
—Paula Wethington, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
So is the simple and slow chord progression underlying it all, making for a folk song that avoids the predictable tropes of protest music and doesn’t rely on cynicism as a dead end.
—Grace Robins-Somerville, Pitchfork, 23 Jan. 2026
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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
Noun
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Many works appear to be collages, but on close inspection turn out to be flat oil on canvas depictions of pop and cultural artifacts.—
Penny E Schwartz,
Oc Register,
13 Apr. 2026
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The jokes — good, bad and cheap — come non-stop in then show’s 90 minutes, and are filled and sometimes pummeled with pop culture and brand-name references, puns, anachronistic humor, and naughty bits.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Indeed, in my opinion, Hersh — who is also an accomplished solo artist, an acclaimed author and the leader of another rock band called 50 Foot Wave — might just be the most fascinating person in all of music.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
13 Apr. 2026
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This is the first time that Gagosian, one of the world’s biggest galleries, has held a Duchamp solo show since 2014.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Aziza Scott is a hoot as Anna’s pregnant best friend/real-talk Greek chorus of sorts, and Coiro herself doles out zingers as a random tourist on a bus.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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Dawn choruses are getting shorter and the oceans echo with the din of transcontinental shipping and deep-sea mining.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The top also houses the shutter button and its surrounding zoom rocker, a flexible control dial, and the movie Record button.—
Jim Fisher,
PC Magazine,
14 Apr. 2026
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For a set that feels like a true lounging experience, this swivel glider rocker set is an easy yes.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Sabrina Carpenter has issued an apology for mistaking Zaghrouta, a celebratory Arabic chant, for yodeling during her 2026 headlining Coachella set.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Apr. 2026
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The audience started to get a little antsy about an hour later, even attempting to start a chant in the theater to get things going.—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
8 Apr. 2026
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An old soul with with a huge, commanding voice, his catalog hovers between the orchestral swoon of pre-rock ballads, the pristine melodies of Anita Baker and the rangy, resilient yearning of his hometown’s soul tradition.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Apr. 2026
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That success — as well as surviving his own murder attempt — has sparked a nationwide infatuation of Harfuch, which includes merchandise and popular ballads praising him.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Anna reactivates her zest for cooking when Matteo’s father unexpectedly must drop out of cooking the final meal at the local summer festival, with Anna moving to prepare a nontraditional pot of shrimp and grits to the unexpected glee of those who’re tasting it.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
9 Apr. 2026
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The actor, 86, finds the revelation delightful, triggering a hint of whimsical glee reminiscent of Gandalf himself.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Apr. 2026
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