folk song

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Recent Examples of folk song 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 There was obviously going to be much source music in the film: blues tunes, Irish folk songs, church music, all of it performed onscreen. Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2025 There’s something about the honest expression of a folk song that speaks more to someone who is asking those questions. Alan Light, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for folk song
Recent Examples of Synonyms for folk song
Noun
  • 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
  • The music moves from inventive, engaging art song to smoldering improvisations in which Wilkins and his bandmates—anchored by his regular colleagues Micah Thomas on piano, Rick Rosato on bass and Kweku Sumbry on drums—push to the outer limits.
    Steve Hochman, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Times pop music critic Mikael Wood and staff writer August Brown gathered to discuss the box set and what to make of its bounty.
    Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2025
  • Over the years, Wintour spotlighted a range of A-list talent, from pop stars Madonna and Britney Spears to supermodel Naomi Campbell and former first lady Michelle Obama.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Order Chaos Order Debuts on Three Billboard Charts Hood’s first solo release Order Chaos Order debuts on a trio of Billboard rankings this frame.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • Shopping solo was newly single Sweeney, who called off her engagement to Jonathan Davino in March.
    Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • The product was fresh, the money real, and every A&R man from New York to Memphis knew the formula: Find a pretty face, slap a catchy chorus behind it, and watch the allowances roll in.
    Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 26 June 2025
  • In a video shared to Instagram earlier this week that has quickly gained viral attention, Louise walks out of the shelter to a chorus of applause from staff who gathered at the front to see her off.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 June 2025
Noun
  • In September 2023, the rocker, 75, postponed his tour to recover from the painful stomach illness.
    Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 24 June 2025
  • The sculpture features two toy rockers— a horse and a dinosaur — that are split in half and paired unevenly down the middle for an angular Cubist effect.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
Noun
  • The context of the chant is Panthers can sign Bennett for eight years, while other teams can sign him for seven.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 19 June 2025
  • Newsweek has previously broken down the history the chant and South Africa's legal rulings on it.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • Idols also shows how Yungblud’s bellow is tailor-made for cathartic ballads.
    Maura Johnston, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2025
  • But Heart veers away from the Christian-college coffeehouse vibes and the stomping, whooping ballads of the debut album and the big hit.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 20 June 2025
Noun
  • As the country’s friends have looked on in horror and its rivals have watched with glee, the United States has gone from indispensable to insufferable.
    KORI SCHAKE, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
  • The crowd stood up and with nervous laughter streamed toward the lobby, then galloped into the street with the glee of prisoners released.
    Andrew Kay, Harpers Magazine, 28 May 2025

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