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Recent Examples of folk song
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
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.
—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
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 21 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for folk song
Noun
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Musical genres will range from opera and classical art songs to Mexican and Ukrainian popular songs.—
La Jolla Light,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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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
Noun
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Yet the idea of an improvised solo as a story to tell, and of the melody as the vehicle for that story, was a constant in his music.—
Don Heckman,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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With Van Halen and in his solo bands, Diamond Dave was never a lead singer.—
Jed Gottlieb,
Boston Herald,
25 May 2026
Noun
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Those are the choruses of some of the most popular songs by the Cocteau Twins, a band that seemed to come from out of nowhere with its own musical language, and its own deeply original way of using the English language.—
Al Shipley,
SPIN,
12 May 2026
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The clouds are a chorus behind them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 May 2026
Noun
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He was named after the rocker Axl Rose.—
Francesca Gariano,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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The rocker outsole propels feet forward, which comes in handy on long, technical trails, while a Gore-tex upper keeps water out during surprise spring showers.—
Francesca Krempa,
Travel + Leisure,
16 May 2026
Noun
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La Familia staged an 85-minute silent protest during Sunday’s 2-0 win against the Portland Timbers and then belted out a chant for the final five minutes that did not sit well with Lionel Messi and some of his teammates.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
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Firstman, who also wrote and stars, picked up costar Reggie Absolom (who plays the son of Firstman’s character in the film) and started a chant in his honor.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
16 May 2026
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On the last Unusual Tuesday of April, Zabaglio performed soft electric-indie ballads to a roar of applause as the first act of the night.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
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This is like Céline Dion and Bon Jovi made a power ballad together.—
Charlie Harding,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
Noun
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There’s an element of sadistic, John Simonesque glee to his attacks on the personal appearances of actors.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Managers attacking journalists usually ends one way, and, predictably, Bild spent the rest of the weekend reporting with glee on Frankfurt’s defeat and poor form.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
3 May 2026
Noun
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Say, for instance, a fluffy Sasquatch, or a crooner of a moon in pajamas singing an old-timey lullaby to all the little ones seated cross-legged on the floor.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
20 May 2026
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By creating a full-circle moment that directly connects his early open-mic days to his present-day perspective, listeners are treated to a soft rocking lullaby narrated by an artist revisiting old memories with new weight.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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“Folk song.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folk%20song. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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