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Recent Examples of folk song
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for folk song
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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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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
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The British pop star and producer had an intimate wedding ceremony on Saturday, reportedly exchanging vows in front of about 20 guests.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
21 July 2025
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With celebrities and pop culture icons showcasing their Labubu collections on social media, Labubu has become a cult toy especially with Gen Z. PopMart has very few retail locations in the US and toys are sold out very quickly online.—
Anjana Susarla,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Osbourne played Austin as a solo artist numerous times throughout the 1980s and '90s at venues including Austin Opry House, Southpark Meadows, Frank Erwin Center and Austin Music Hall.—
Mars Salazar,
Austin American Statesman,
23 July 2025
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In 2024, the Grammy winner was inducted once more as a solo artist.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
23 July 2025
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The 28 songs that Gaga, her dancers and band performed Tuesday night come at you with big choruses, soaring melodies, catchy hooks, fun strings of nonsense syllables and her signature deployment of eclectic styles — disco, glam rock, ’80s boogie, house, heavy metal and Daft Punk.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
24 July 2025
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But most striking about the song is its bridge, a glorious chorus of synths that dovetails into piano and strings before thumping back into head-nodding bliss.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
23 July 2025
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The rockers regularly appear on one list or another, as consumption of the band's music remains high, even decades after the musicians went their separate ways.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
18 July 2025
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The United States leg of Rucker's tour will continue through September before the rocker heads across the pond for several shows in the United Kingdom.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
16 July 2025
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Max Caster walked over Anthony Bowens on his way to the ring, while doing his chant, but Bowens stopped Caster from getting into the ring.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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The set was streamed live on the BBC and caused a firestorm, particularly for the IDF chant, which some deemed antisemitic.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
10 July 2025
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The crowd sang along with the musicians to the 2004 ballad.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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The elegiac ballad, released in 2022, comes at a moment of release for Jessica (Megan Stalter), who had just broken up with her boyfriend, Felix (Will Sharpe), when her dog unexpectedly died.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
13 July 2025
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Guests applaud with glee as the couple make their way back down the aisle and share a dip and a kiss!—
Victoria Uwumarogie,
Essence,
16 July 2025
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Democrats are experiencing a devilish glee as MAGA World clashes over the Trump administration’s push to defuse conspiracy theories surrounding the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.—
Mike Lillis,
The Hill,
9 July 2025
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“Folk song.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folk%20song. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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