folk song
noun
: a traditional or composed song typically characterized by stanzaic form, refrain, and simplicity of melody
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Their goal was spreading folk songs as widely as possible.
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Daria Mitiuk Brendan Hoffman, New York Times, 5 June 2024
This included traditional literature and folk songs.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2024
Perhaps one of modern folk’s most indelible examples of a historical folk song distilled by time, the origins of the chorus stretch through several iterations traced back to the 1940s.
—Alessandro Corona, The Enquirer, 11 July 2024
The track is based on a folk song recorded several years ago among villagers in central Ukraine, to which the band added drums and synths.
—Daria Mitiuk Brendan Hoffman, New York Times, 5 June 2024
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Daria Mitiuk Brendan Hoffman, New York Times, 5 June 2024
This included traditional literature and folk songs.
—Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Sep. 2024
Perhaps one of modern folk’s most indelible examples of a historical folk song distilled by time, the origins of the chorus stretch through several iterations traced back to the 1940s.
—Alessandro Corona, The Enquirer, 11 July 2024
The track is based on a folk song recorded several years ago among villagers in central Ukraine, to which the band added drums and synths.
—Daria Mitiuk Brendan Hoffman, New York Times, 5 June 2024
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“Folk song.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folk%20song. Accessed 19 Sep. 2024.
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