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
When she was 3, her father bought her an accordion and she spent her childhood learning Italian folk songs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2025
Other times there would be Negro Spirituals sung by Odetta or folk songs rendered by Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, Cisco Houston, or Woody Guthrie.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
