folk songs

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Outside the hall, musicians played folk songs on a small stage.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

There is an album of Christmas songs, once invariably bestsellers for singers of all ranges, as well as a set of old Dutch folk songs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

The research team began reviewing folk songs, poems, and myths written or performed in Marathi, some dating back to the 13th century.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2026

There was obviously going to be much source music in the film: blues tunes, Irish folk songs, church music, all of it performed onscreen.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2025

For hours and hours he sang these folk songs he had picked up over there; really significant songs that proved my theory that music should basically be an instrument of social protest and expression.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole