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Recent Examples of folk song
This includes folk songs, spirituals and music from the stage and screen.
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
There are references to a 16th-century Venetian playwright, an old American folk song, and Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
Musicians Darius Rucker, Lee Ann Rimes and Jon Batiste are also featured on the album, made up of 10 tracks of folk songs and Sunday school lessons from Carter.
—Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
Carter won the trophy for his narration of Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration, a 10-track album of folk songs and Sunday school lessons from the former president.
—Zoe G. Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2025
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
There are references to a 16th-century Venetian playwright, an old American folk song, and Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025
Musicians Darius Rucker, Lee Ann Rimes and Jon Batiste are also featured on the album, made up of 10 tracks of folk songs and Sunday school lessons from Carter.
—Elizabeth Stanton, Fox News, 3 Feb. 2025
Carter won the trophy for his narration of Last Sundays in Plains: A Centennial Celebration, a 10-track album of folk songs and Sunday school lessons from the former president.
—Zoe G. Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2025
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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 flight lasted around 11 minutes, according to the company. 16:31 Blue Origin's all-female crew, which included pop star Katy Perry, completed their trip into space Monday morning.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2025
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Rory McIlroy wins the Masters — and a career Grand Slam. 11 minutes with a window view of Earth Six notable women, including pop star Katy Perry and journalist Gayle King, are set to launch into space on a Blue Origin rocket Monday morning.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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Always Been is his sixth and finest solo album, his most ambitious narrative concept yet.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
6 Apr. 2025
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Kenny Chesney Dates: May 22, 24-25; May 28; May 30-31; June 4; June 6-7; June 11; June 13-14; June 18; June 20-21 Time: 8 p.m. What to expect: As both the first country artist and first solo musician to play the Sphere, Chesney will have a blank tablet to craft his inaugural appearances.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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The chorus is sleek, mid-tempo pop perfection thanks to her ongoing partnership and songwriting chemistry with Max Martin.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
28 Mar. 2025
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He was removed from his seat by security and led away as a chorus of boos came from the crowd.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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Its design seems to stay consistent with the iPhone 16 lineup, featuring volume rockers and Action Button on the left side.—
Prakhar Khanna,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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The punk rockers already had some fun at the festival: Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong joined The Go-Gos to perform on Friday.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
12 Apr. 2025
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Then, while these chants were echoing around the arena, a shouting match broke out between Smart and a fan seated behind the Wizards’ bench.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
7 Apr. 2025
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Sporadic chants punctuated a steady stream of tambourines, car horns, applause and cheering.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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The pop ballad, which helped kick off his own career years ago, is back in a huge way.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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But the emotional disconnect is impossible to overcome in a show that's almost entirely sentimental ballads.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Another way of positioning this reaction is as an example of schadenfreude, a term used to explain taking glee in someone’s suffering—and that’s a key reason to explaining why some people are reacting to the stock market dip in this way.—
Callum Booth,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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What’s causing this mockery and glee at misfortune?—
Callum Booth,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Folk song.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/folk%20song. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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