folk music

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It’s not just about folk music; it’s about the artists — the people, really — who make it.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

The race is now the highlight of the autumn, attracting up to 5,000 spectators to Flumserberg, spending the rest of the day listening to schlager folk music and sampling the Alpine produce.

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

He could sing a rock song with the same ease as regional folk music and spiritual sub-genres such as Borgeet, Bihu and Zikir.

From BBC • Sep. 23, 2025

But that 1951 performance had a huge effect on how to transform folk music, popular music, Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony and what-not, twisted, transformed and tacked together.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025

I would protest the use of folk music and the hand-holding.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez