traditional folk songs
C9059
concept
Traditional folk songs are orally transmitted musical narratives or lyrical pieces that reflect the cultural identity, history, and everyday life of a community, evolving over generations through collective performance and adaptation.
All labels observed (46)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| folk ballad | 10 |
| folk music tradition | 10 |
| Scottish song | 9 |
| Scottish folk song | 7 |
| Irish folk song | 5 |
| American folk ballad | 4 |
| traditional tune | 4 |
| Appalachian folk song | 3 |
| Irish ballad | 3 |
| Child ballad | 2 |
| English ballad | 2 |
| English folk song | 2 |
| Scots song | 2 |
| Scots-language song | 2 |
| folk melody | 2 |
| folk standard | 2 |
| polyphonic singing tradition | 2 |
| traditional American song | 2 |
| traditional English folk song | 2 |
| traditional Irish folk song | 2 |
| traditional Irish song | 2 |
| traditional folk music | 2 |
| traditional folk songs canonical | 2 |
| traditional music style | 2 |
| American work song | 1 |
| British folk song | 1 |
| French-Canadian folk song | 1 |
| Korean folk song | 1 |
| Northumbrian folk song | 1 |
| Russian folk-style song | 1 |
| Scottish folk ballad | 1 |
| ballad tradition | 1 |
| epic song tradition | 1 |
| folk ballads | 1 |
| folk song tradition | 1 |
| traditional American folk hymn | 1 |
| traditional Irish ballad | 1 |
| traditional Lied | 1 |
| traditional Scottish folk song | 1 |
| traditional Scottish song | 1 |
| traditional Welsh lullaby | 1 |
| traditional Welsh tune | 1 |
| traditional folk song | 1 |
| traditional folk tune | 1 |
| traditional melody | 1 |
| traditional song form | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
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Instruction
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Input
Class: traditional folk songs
Generated description
Traditional folk songs are orally transmitted musical narratives or lyrical pieces that reflect the cultural identity, history, and everyday life of a community, evolving over generations through collective performance and adaptation.
Instances (102)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Little Sadie | Appalachian folk song |
| Epirote music | traditional music style |
|
folk song "Ännchen von Tharau"
surface form:
Ännchen von Tharau
|
traditional Lied |
| Highland Laddie | traditional tune |
|
“John Riley”
surface form:
John Riley
|
folk ballad |
| Lone Pilgrim | traditional American folk hymn |
| The Bonnie Banks of Loch Lomond | Scottish folk song |
| Cock o’ the North | traditional tune |
| On Raglan Road | Irish folk song |
| Eriskay Love Lilt | Scottish song |
| Beeswing | folk ballad |
| Whiskey in the Jar | traditional Irish folk song |
| Georgian polyphony | polyphonic singing tradition |
| Greensleeves | traditional English folk song |
| Bhangra | folk music tradition |
| Janapada (folk songs) | folk music tradition |
| Miryang Arirang | Korean folk song |
| Serja | traditional music style |
| Lavender Blue (Dilly Dilly) | traditional English folk song |
| Ye Banks and Braes o' Bonnie Doon | Scottish song |
| John Anderson, My Jo | Scottish song |
| O, Whistle, and I'll Come to Ye, My Lad | Scottish song |
| Of A' the Airts the Wind Can Blaw | Scots-language song |
|
"Eilean Eirisgeidh"
surface form:
Eilean Eirisgeidh
|
Scottish folk song |
| Good people all, this Christmas time | Irish folk song |
| The Campbells Are Coming | Scottish folk song |
| Border ballads | ballad tradition |
| Suo-Gân | traditional Welsh lullaby |
| She Moved Through the Fair | Irish folk song |
| My Lagan Love | traditional Irish song |
| The Water Is Wide | Scottish folk song |
| The Twelve Days of Christmas | English folk song |
|
traditional Scottish song "Road to the Isles"
surface form:
Road to the Isles
|
traditional Scottish song |
| Kundiman | traditional song form |
| Tsakonian music | folk music tradition |
| Brigg Fair | English folk song |
| Baishou songs | — |
| Pony Boy (song) | traditional American song |
| Old Paint | traditional American song |
| Ukrainian folk song "Down by Mother Volga" | folk melody |
| Sephardic music | folk music tradition |
| Miserlou | traditional melody |
| Tejano conjunto | folk music tradition |
| The Helicopter Song | Irish ballad |
| Single Girl, Married Girl | Appalachian folk song |
| "D'Ye Love Me?" | Scottish folk song |
|
French-Canadian folk song "Alouette"
surface form:
Alouette
|
French-Canadian folk song |
| The Wind That Shakes the Barley | traditional Irish song |
|
Pancho and Lefty (song by Townes Van Zandt)
surface form:
Pancho and Lefty
|
folk ballad |
| Spanish Is a Loving Tongue | traditional folk song |