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Certain songs are almost like folk songs, which I love. I love folk music, and if you listen to 'Live Bullet,' there's 'Jody Girl,' which is almost a folk song, and I've always loved folk music. Quiet music, I don't try to do that with - I try to set a mood. But most of the stuff I do enjoy recording is up-tempo, and yes, I try to recreate that.
Bob Seger

Meaning of "folk song" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF FOLK SONG

folk song play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOLK SONG

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Folk song is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FOLK SONG MEAN IN ENGLISH?

folk song

Folk music

Folk music includes both traditional music and the genre that evolved from it during the 20th century folk revival. The term originated in the 19th century but is often applied to music that is older than that. Some types of folk music are also called world music. Traditional folk music has been defined in several ways: as music transmitted by mouth, as music of the lower classes, and as music with unknown composers. It has been contrasted with commercial and classical styles. One meaning often given is that of old songs, with no known composers; another is music that has been transmitted and evolved by a process of oral transmission or performed by custom over a long period of time. Starting in the mid-20th century a new form of popular folk music evolved from traditional folk music. This process and period is called the folk revival and reached a zenith in the 1960s. This form of music is sometimes called contemporary folk music or folk revival music to distinguish it from earlier folk forms.

Definition of folk song in the English dictionary

The definition of folk song in the dictionary is a song of which the music and text have been handed down by oral tradition among the common people. Other definition of folk song is a modern song which employs or reflects the folk idiom.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOLK SONG

folk art
folk dance
folk dancing
folk etymology
folk hero
folk medicine
folk memory
folk music
folk singer
folk singing
folk story
folk tale
folk weave
folk wisdom
folk-dance
folk-rock
Folkestone
Folketing
folkie
folkies

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOLK SONG

birdsong
drinking song
evensong
for a song
gospel song
love song
marching song
on song
part song
patter song
plainsong
pop song
prick song
school song
singsong
siren song
song
swan song
theme song
torch song

Synonyms and antonyms of folk song in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «folk song» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOLK SONG

Find out the translation of folk song to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of folk song from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «folk song» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

民歌
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

canción popular
570 millions of speakers

English

folk song
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लोक गीत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأغنية الشعبية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

народная песня
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

canção popular
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লোকসঙ্গীত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chanson folklorique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lagu rakyat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Volkslied
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フォークソング
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

민요
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lagu rakyat
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhạc dân tộc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நாட்டுப்புற பாடல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लोकगीते
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Halk şarkısı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

canzone popolare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

piosenka ludowa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

народна пісня
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cântec popular
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λαϊκό τραγούδι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

volksliedjie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

folkvisa
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

folkesang
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of folk song

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOLK SONG»

The term «folk song» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.113 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about folk song

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3 QUOTES WITH «FOLK SONG»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word folk song.
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Emilia Clarke
My dad took me for an audition once, to show me, 'OK, you want to be a child actor, this is what it's like.' I sang a folk song about donkeys on this West End stage with this big director, and there was a queue of 200 girls all singing 'Memory.' I was terrible. Terrible.
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Bernice Johnson Reagon
At the same time all this was happening, there was a folk song revival movement goingon, so the commercial music industry was actually changed by the Civil Rights Movement.
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Bob Seger
Certain songs are almost like folk songs, which I love. I love folk music, and if you listen to 'Live Bullet,' there's 'Jody Girl,' which is almost a folk song, and I've always loved folk music. Quiet music, I don't try to do that with - I try to set a mood. But most of the stuff I do enjoy recording is up-tempo, and yes, I try to recreate that.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOLK SONG»

Discover the use of folk song in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to folk song and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The New Penguin Book of English Folk Songs
This magical new collection brings together all the classic folk songs as well as many lesser-known discoveries, complete with music and annotations on their original sources and meaning.
Stephen Roud, Julia Bishop, 2012
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American Ballads and Folk Songs
John Henry, Goin' Home, Little Brown Jug, Alabama-Bound, Ten Thousand Miles from Home, Shack Bully Holler, Black Betty, The Hammer Song, Bad Man Ballad, Jesse James, Down in the Valley, The Bear in the Hill, Shortenin' Bread, The Ballad of ...
John Avery Lomax, Alan Lomax, Harold William Thompson, 1934
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Folk Song in England
A seminal work by one of the most influential figures of the English folk revival of the 1950s, Folk Song in England (1967) is an expansive account of the development of English traditional song, from the very oldest, ritual verse, through ...
A.-L. Lloyd, 2011
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A History of European Folk Music
Big Bill Broonzy is said to have claimed, "I guess every song is a folk song-at least I never heard a horse sing 'em!" It is certainly true that it has proven to be extraordinarily difficult to define and delineate folk music. I agree with the words of ...
‎1997
5
Romancing the Folk: Public Memory & American Roots Music
This book brings to light the relationship between folk or roots music and popular culture.
Benjamin Filene, 2000
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Traditional Folk Song in Modern Japan: Sources, Sentiment ...
This book explores a range of topics such as song life in the traditional village, rural-urban tensions, local min'yō preservation societies and min'yō and tourism.
Dr. David W. Hughes, 2008
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Folk Songs for Two
However, there also exists a folk song known as "Sacramento" which, both melodically and rhythmically, is very similar to Foster's Camptown Races. The text of "Sacramento" refers to the California gold rush of 1849. So, did Stephen Foster ...
Staff, Alfred Publishing
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English Folk-Song and Dance
Originally published in 1915, this volume provides a concise introduction to English folk songs and folk dances.
Frank Kidson, Mary Neal, 2012
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Journal of the Folk-Song Society
Some experi- oi a Folk-Song Collcctoi Folk-Songs from various Cor I. REMARKS ON SONGS COLLECTED, by J. A. Fuller-Maitland. Folk-Song : vivaJ i RANK KlD SONGS FROM SUSSEX, rick. Price 5s. SONGS FROM SUSSEX AND SURREY ...
10
The Bear: An American Folk Song
A young girl is chased up a tree by a bear and stuck there until she is finds help from an unusual source.
Kenneth J. Spengler, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOLK SONG»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term folk song is used in the context of the following news items.
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The mayor makes his speech, next the South African National Anthem, followed by Shosholoza (a Ndebele folk song originally sang in the ... «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jul 15»
2
To Resurrect A Vanishing Language, Try YouTube and Indiegogo
It starts with a folk song in Kukama. Then Tello Morey, whose dad is the deejay for the radio station, sings and raps in Spanish, along with some ... «90.3 KAZU, Jul 15»
3
Time to enter the curious world of The Hut People at the Spring in …
They've also found that European audiences have been receptive to their music – and they've even represented the English Folk Song and ... «Portsmouth News, Jul 15»
4
Five best moments: Paul Dano | Film | The Guardian
... John Tibeats is arguably the worst. In this scene he forces a group of slaves to clap along to a horribly subverted African-American folk song. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Remainder of American Songbook Festival cancelled - Telluride …
However, an upcoming folk song special, “This Land is Your Land — An Evening of American Folk Songs” scheduled for the evening of July 29 ... «The Daily Planet, Jul 15»
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Andy Sheppard Quartet, 'Surrounded By Sea,' ECM Records …
British sax man Andy Sheppard has added to his existing trio to cover everything from a Gaelic folk song to Elvis Costello on the stunning ... «Classicalite, Jul 15»
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Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Dr. Dre's 'Chronic' Returns After Over 20 …
Streets of Laredo at Governors Ball 2015: They're Named After an Old 'Dying Cowboy' Folk Song, Having Lorde as a Student ... «Billboard, Jul 15»
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Alejandro Sanz's New Duet With Alejandro Fernandez 'A Que No …
Streets of Laredo at Governors Ball 2015: They're Named After an Old 'Dying Cowboy' Folk Song, Having Lorde as a Student ... «Billboard, Jul 15»
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Musical couple lives in harmony
... instrumental solos of the gayageum, a Korean string instrument, and ended with a performance of the well-known Korean folk song “Arirang” ... «Korea JoongAng Daily, Jul 15»
10
In Portuguese Director Pedro Costa's 'Horse Money,' Nothi | Shadow …
... dignified and unpitying portraits of Cape Verdeans living in the long since demolished shacks of the Fontainhas, set to a folk song lamenting ... «Indie Wire, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Folk song [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/folk-song>. May 2024 ».
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