folk songs

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On a typical day, an American family would be more likely to entertain itself at home by singing traditional folk songs like “Barbara Allen,” patriotic songs such as “Yankee Doodle” or hymns like “Amazing Grace.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

Those bearing the structures often gyrate to the beat provided by percussionists alongside religious chants and devotional folk songs.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 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

But no matter what they sang, always they finished off with one of Brooklyn’s own folk songs: “Mother Machree,” “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling,” “Let Me Call You Sweetheart,” or “The Band Played On.”

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith