folk song
noun
: a traditional or composed song typically characterized by stanzaic form, refrain, and simplicity of melody
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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.
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Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
The vaguely bluesy folk songs courtesy of A.G. Cook put us in a place of longing from frame one.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
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
Madoka teaches at Madoka no Kai Japanese traditional folk song school in Osaka, Japan.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2024
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Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
The vaguely bluesy folk songs courtesy of A.G. Cook put us in a place of longing from frame one.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
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
Madoka teaches at Madoka no Kai Japanese traditional folk song school in Osaka, Japan.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Mar. 2024
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“Folk song.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folk%20song. Accessed 27 Dec. 2024.
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