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Recent Examples of folk song
Sonically, the track (produced and composed by Gavilan) is a melancholic grassroots folk song accompanied by weeping guitar riffs and a heart-pounding cajón.
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Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
27 Mar. 2026
The album is named after a Korean folk song.
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Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2026
The day before the concert, BTS dropped a new album, Arirang, which shares its name with a beloved Korean folk song.
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Brittney Melton,
NPR,
24 Mar. 2026
Arirang is named after a Korean folk song, which became even more popular as a song of resistance during Japanese occupation.
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Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for folk song
Tere Aguilera,
Billboard,
27 Mar. 2026
The album is named after a Korean folk song.
—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2026
The day before the concert, BTS dropped a new album, Arirang, which shares its name with a beloved Korean folk song.
—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
24 Mar. 2026
Arirang is named after a Korean folk song, which became even more popular as a song of resistance during Japanese occupation.
—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
21 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for folk song
Recent Examples of Synonyms for folk song
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The concert celebrates spring and includes a mix of opera arias, art songs and musical theatre selections that are uplifting.
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Seriosa music, Indonesia’s unique adaptation of the Western art song, profoundly shaped his artistic identity.
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Henry Davis hit a homer as the Pirates scored twice in the third, but Brandon Marsh got one of those runs back with a solo shot in the bottom half.
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Cameron’s 2012 solo dive cost him approximately $8 million—roughly a third of NOAA’s entire annual ocean exploration budget that year.
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Foster effectively invented the idea of a professional songwriter; founded the American songbook and pioneered the now-standard verse-chorus structure; and inspired the intellectual-property law of music.
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Paired with bubbly disco grooves and chant-along choruses, the band became gay icons overnight.
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Each rocker is made from all-weather high- density polyethylene (HDPE) that withstands rain, snow, and wind and resists fading, cracking, and rot.
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An Ace Frehley All-Star Tribute will also take place, following the rocker's death at age 74 in October 2025, weeks after suffering a fall at his home.
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In the opening game of the World Cup, the infamous chant was pleasingly absent from the Azteca.
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At that, Paul and four of his friends launched into a singing chant.
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When the Black Queen’s message arrives in the Riverlands, the king consort, lil’ Oscar Tully, and their new pal Roddy the Ruin are busy reveling, making up ballads dedicated to their own derring-do.
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Within the flashy dance numbers and power ballads, American musicals often hold up a mirror to society.
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Although Jones takes responsibility for the hurt and dysfunction his compulsive tomcatting caused, the legendary lothario details his conquests with barely disguised glee.
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Now, there is country-wide camaraderie and glee, mainstream momentum like never before.
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Later, piano slices through the fog with a supernatural three-note lullaby that springs just off the beat, racing forward through the song’s misty backdrop.
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Check out this 1997 live TV version of Paranoid Android, which veers from lullaby to apocalypse within the space of a few minutes.
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“Folk song.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folk%20song. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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