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Recent Examples of folk song
At Del’s birthday party, another folk song was unearthed, this one about a witch dying in 1816.
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Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 31 Jan. 2025
But beyond its on-screen appeal, the Jamaican folk song is ideal for kids who enjoy repetition and call-and-response, two popular characteristics of children’s music, presented here in a format that parents will find catchy, too.
—Stephanie Ganz, Parents, 5 Dec. 2024
The troupe performs a genre of traditional Korean opera in the folk song style known as pansori, derived from two Korean words, pan, referring to a place where people gather and sori or song.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Gallagher plays Mate – the absence of proper names gives the musical the universality of a folk song – who genially greets and gives orders to ensemble of grizzled sailor-whalers setting off for the open sea.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
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Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 31 Jan. 2025
But beyond its on-screen appeal, the Jamaican folk song is ideal for kids who enjoy repetition and call-and-response, two popular characteristics of children’s music, presented here in a format that parents will find catchy, too.
—Stephanie Ganz, Parents, 5 Dec. 2024
The troupe performs a genre of traditional Korean opera in the folk song style known as pansori, derived from two Korean words, pan, referring to a place where people gather and sori or song.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
Gallagher plays Mate – the absence of proper names gives the musical the universality of a folk song – who genially greets and gives orders to ensemble of grizzled sailor-whalers setting off for the open sea.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 19 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for folk song
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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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As a map of Austin’s musical journey, the recital moved through spirituals and standard repertoire into 20th-century and contemporary art song and opera.—
Michael Andor Brodeur,
Washington Post,
14 Dec. 2023
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First-time nominees Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker and Bad Company will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a class that also includes pop star Cyndi Lauper, the hip-hop pioneers Outkast, the rock duo the White Stripes and grunge masters Soundgarden.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2025
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After the game, Trump mocked pop star Taylor Swift, who is dating Mahomes’ teammate Travis Kelce.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2025
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The National’s Matt Berninger has released another single from his second solo album.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
18 Apr. 2025
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But an Oswaldo Cabrera solo shot put the Yankees down one in the fifth before a force out off the bat of Cody Bellinger tied the game at three.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2025
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Anna Barclay | Getty Images News | Getty Images Oil giant BP is bracing itself for a shareholder backlash at its annual general meeting (AGM) on Thursday, with a chorus of disgruntled investors planning to voice their concerns over the firm’s green strategy U-turn.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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An orchestra, a chorus, a jazz big band, a marching band—these are complex macroorganisms whose inner workings require formidable feats of interactive precision, all of which depend on information encoded in a written score.—
Matthew Aucoin,
The Atlantic,
15 Apr. 2025
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Plenty of Full House viewers probably had a crush on John Stamos, who played the hunky-but-sweet rocker Uncle Jesse on the popular TGIF sitcom.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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While never a commercial success during its initial run from 1975 to 1982, Pere Ubu would inspire generations of experimental rockers and producers, and re-formed over the years with a revolving lineup around Thomas.—
August Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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Luke Schenn’s roughing penalty with the Jets up 2-1 and 11:59 to go in the third period elicited the angriest home crowd chant of the game.—
Jeremy Rutherford,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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Most of these incidents, 2,596, took place at anti-Israel rallies, including antisemitic speeches, chants and slogans.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Anyone who has spent time online recently has likely come across Ordinary, the ballad by Alex Warren that has been soundtracking romantic videos and emotional content everywhere.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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In a poll published Friday (April 18) on Billboard, music fans chose the alt-pop icon’s gorgeous new ballad as their favorite new release of the past week.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
20 Apr. 2025
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Achieving that would bring not just sporting glee but could also solve many of their financial problems, with the tournament’s new format providing clubs with even more wealth.—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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Democrats were generally hiding any glee over their fortune, but some acknowledged the shifting winds.—
Al Weaver,
The Hill,
30 Mar. 2025
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“Folk song.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folk%20song. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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