old folk
Example Sentences
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Out in the fields of the Jordan valley, Palestinian women still sing old folk songs as they harvest the olive groves.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2024
“Let It Be Cold and Windy” was an old folk tune about weathering adversity that they had sung as boys in a Ukrainian scouts group.
From New York Times • Oct. 29, 2023
The five musicians would hunker down to play old folk, blues and country songs, then turn their attention to new tunes intended to be songwriting demos for Dylan.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 9, 2023
China's 1980 to 2015 one-child policy means smaller families are expected to support the old folk, some of whom would have no choice but to seek professional elderly care, investors say.
From Reuters • Mar. 3, 2023
The fact that they were following old folk traditions meant people in Trebon were more superstitious than I would usually expect.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
