folk ballad

collocation in English

meaningsoffolkandballad

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folk
adjective[before noun]
uk
/fəʊk/us
/foʊk/
traditional to or typical of a particular group or country, especially one where people mainly live in the countryside, and usually passed on from parents to their children over a long period ...
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ballad
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbæl.əd/us
/ˈbæl.əd/
a song or poem that tells a story, or (in popular music) a slow ...
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(Definition offolkandballadfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Therefore, there is a piece of thrillingfolkballadto make a record of the matter more vividly.
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The acousticfolkballadfeatures a slower tempo and a sparse arrangement.
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On stage, the song was transformed from afolkballadinto an extended rock jam, leading off from the blues rock solo after the last refrain.
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The acousticfolkballadwas written during his activist outings and discusses not giving up on loving someone, loving oneself, and not giving up on one's dreams.
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It is believed to be a cultural effect, like folk ballads for example.
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Many of his songs were in blues form, while others took the form of folk ballads, parlor songs, or waltzes.
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She is the subject of many folk ballads and poems written since her time down to the present day.
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Her exceptional voice allows for a huge repertoire from soft folk ballads to rousing power songs.
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The collection of traditional folk ballads, blues and laments sung to her own guitar accompaniment sold moderately well.
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For example, the poems written according to fixed patterns based, or originally based, upon song lyrics such as the "ci" form or upon folk ballads such as the "yuefu".
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