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Recent Examples of folk song
Nobody said that until the late ‘80s, and the people who said that in the late ‘80s were people who didn’t like old folk songs.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
Up until that point, Bob is still stuck recording traditional folk songs that don’t sell for a label uninterested in his original material.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
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.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 14 June 2024
But Jake Xerxes Fussell’s music, which draws heavily from nineteenth- and twentieth-century vernacular folk songs and archival field recordings, is idiomatic, and entirely his own.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Dec. 2024
Up until that point, Bob is still stuck recording traditional folk songs that don’t sell for a label uninterested in his original material.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2024
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.
—Will Leitch, Vulture, 14 June 2024
But Jake Xerxes Fussell’s music, which draws heavily from nineteenth- and twentieth-century vernacular folk songs and archival field recordings, is idiomatic, and entirely his own.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 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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The rising pop star danced amid a bevy of rodeo clowns clad in denim, and sang atop a giant pink pony.—
Eric Torres,
Pitchfork,
3 Feb. 2025
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Some of that oversaturation is a byproduct of Kelce’s relationship with pop star Taylor Swift, which has created thousands if not millions of new Chiefs fans, but which also has alienated other NFL fans.—
Dave Skretta,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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First-time nominee Roan, 26, received six nods from the Recording Academy: record of the year, album of the year, best pop vocal album, song of the year, best new artist and best pop solo performance.—
Marina Watts,
People.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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The paper noted that Smith and Holt are good friends who’ve performed together in the past in Henley’s solo band.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
24 Jan. 2025
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The Herald spoke to 16 buyers — many did not want their names published, fearing retaliation by Cox — and examined lawsuits, mortgages, purchase agreements, property records and Miami building department reports, which substantiated buyers’ chorus of complaints.—
Linda Robertson,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2025
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In terms of the performance, the descending part at the end of the chorus is memorable.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
25 Jan. 2025
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After that crowd-pleaser, Chris Robinson and Co. brought out two iconic California rockers.—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
31 Jan. 2025
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The rocker, 78, seemingly collapsed onstage in Sao Paulo on Wednesday, Jan. 29 while performing with the Soundwalk Collective group, and was helped offstage before returning briefly in a wheelchair.—
Rachel DeSantis,
People.com,
30 Jan. 2025
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The father, lost in his loveless gloom and living in a world of hard, martial surfaces, spends his time listening to brooding Russian chants.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
26 Jan. 2025
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Regardless of the chant being messed up slightly, Eagles fans are still overtly excited about their team potentially making another Super Bowl.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
26 Jan. 2025
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Maybe, kinda, but only when the tempo slackens for the album’s final two ballads.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
28 Jan. 2025
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The swoon-worthy ballad is Gaga’s sixth Hot 100 leader and Mars’ ninth.—
Rania Aniftos,
Billboard,
27 Jan. 2025
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American scientists crowed with glee over evidence that America was as old as Europe.—
Caroline Winterer / Made by History,
TIME,
14 Jan. 2025
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Maria hides her pills from her household staff with the glee of a child stashing her Halloween candy.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Folk song.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folk%20song. Accessed 7 Feb. 2025.
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