hoedown
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In it, the star - who has 32 Grammy awards and 88 nominations - sings about hoedowns and the accompanying music features a banjo.
From BBC • Feb. 15, 2024
A compelling folk singer with a rich voice, Matthews shines in his intimate acoustic mode as well as in funky, full-band hoedowns.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 9, 2019
The Harpers Ferry, W.Va., quintet uses a broad range of acoustic music styles in its progressive hoedowns, blending fleet-fingered newgrass with elements of gypsy jazz, blues and more straightforward country-rock song craft.
From Washington Post • Dec. 16, 2015
She appeared on some of the biggest radio hoedowns of the day, including “Louisiana Hayride” and the weekly Grand Ole Opry broadcast.
From New York Times • Jul. 16, 2012
In moccasins and leggings, with hair long and tunics belted close to their lean waists, the white men danced to the tunes of their own land—the reels and hoedowns of old Virginia and Kentucky.
From The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman by Hough, Emerson