Little, Big by John Crowley: a fantasy classic rich in folkloric wisdom. From Wordnik.com. [Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Keepers] Reference
And why this project appealed to me was because Ray's music is really kind of folkloric, you know?. From Wordnik.com. [A Jazz Guitarist Interprets Ray Charles Classics] Reference
When the speech prompted outcry from the Vatican, Berlusconi dismissed Gaddafi's behaviour as merely "folkloric". From Wordnik.com. [Berlusconi jokes about Hitler at youth rally] Reference
But what is harder to cope with is a situation in which this kind of folkloric, David-and-Goliath pattern is not really applicable. From Wordnik.com. [Archbishop's lecture - Religious Hatred and Religious Offence] Reference
Contrary to popular assumption, Janáček wasn't "folkloric" per se, much as he loved his Moravian heritage. From Wordnik.com. [Opera Today] Reference
The style is also characterized by costumes derived from many "folkloric" sources and is often composed of large tiered skirts. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Pakistan Calls for Lower Textile Tariffs] Reference
"folkloric" incident when the Tribune started live TV broadcasts from the newsroom and a reporter paraded before the camera brandishing "a huge phallic zucchini.". From Wordnik.com. [Extra! Extra!] Reference
The material of the ballet is both folkloric and balletic. From Wordnik.com. [Diamond Project's Big Bangs; City Ballet in Transition] Reference
And I can sing you just a piece, because it sounds very folkloric. From Wordnik.com. [Musician Jorge Drexler Explores the 'Darkness'] Reference
Up to this point, it's been a somewhat simple, almost folkloric theme. From Wordnik.com. [Oscar-Nominated Scores: 'Munich,' 'Brokeback'] Reference
He also sang Criolla music, a folkloric style from the Argentine countryside. From Wordnik.com. [Carlos Gardel: Argentina's Tango Maestro] Reference
It certainly made him into the, you know, folkloric superhero that he is today. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 14, 2007] Reference
Pull over and regale your other half with folkloric tales of virility and passion. From Wordnik.com. [Love is in the (open) air] Reference
It became incorporated in children's fairy tales and in folkloric history and so on. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Millennium 2000: Impact of Pets - January 2, 2000] Reference
The simplified folkloric song form suggests an oral female tradition of lamentations. From Wordnik.com. [Medieval Hebrew Literature: Portrayal of Women.] Reference
Michael Webster's "Bomba" was named for the Puerto Rican folkloric rhythm at its core. From Wordnik.com. [The Son Also Rises --] Reference
Mr. MARTINEZ: And my grandparents were part of that staging, like an old, quaint folkloric Mexico. From Wordnik.com. [Revolutionary Mural To Return To L.A. After 80 Years] Reference
But maybe the cure is in folkloric medicine, if proved safe by science, for type 2 diabetes reversals. From Wordnik.com. [This is diabetes awareness month - Is type 1 in US and European children also increasing?] Reference
But this is the first "vampire grave" studied from all angles -- archaeological, forensic, and folkloric. From Wordnik.com. [Plague Vampire Exorcism] Reference
We are not saying 'this is folkloric, this is jazz-oriented, this is classical and this is contemporary.'. From Wordnik.com. [A Sonic Feast for Latin Lovers] Reference
Debka is a folkloric Middle Eastern dance, which has little to do with Israel, yet the authors are Israeli. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Twain was okay in his folkloric witticisms, but not in his leftish humanitariansm, and anti-trust politics. From Wordnik.com. [How America got Moused by the Right] Reference
When Inman was finished Ada did not know what to say, so she said, “Well, that was certainly folkloric.”. From Wordnik.com. [Cold Mountain]
This would be our core trio that would interface, we hoped, with the cream of Ghana's pop and folkloric musicians. From Wordnik.com. [ɘloЯ] Reference
We started the folkloric group dancing like this in the ancient way, everybody dancing and singing like crazy with no control. From Wordnik.com. [Beverly Bell: "Part of the Dream for National Reconstruction": Haitian Refugee Camps Model Future Society] Reference
During celebrations and parties there was no separation between men and women; holding hands, they danced folkloric dances together. From Wordnik.com. [Kurdish Women.] Reference
Communist Party leader and premier attended a program staged by the well-known folkloric dance and song ensemble Carnica here tonight. From Wordnik.com. [EVENING PROGRAM] Reference
Their "carnaval" has been on since the 19th century, and received a UNESCO Heritage Award as a "magnificent" example of folkloric expression. From Wordnik.com. [Lea Lane: Covered in Flour! Just Back from Carnaval in Colombia] Reference
Venice, Italy: Try the masked balls, galas and folkloric performances in palazzos along Venice's canals, Feb. 21 to March 3 (venicecarnival. com). From Wordnik.com. [Getaways | Carnaval] Reference
To qualify for the Fictional 15, we require that candidates be an authored fictional creation, a rule which excludes mythological and folkloric characters. From Wordnik.com. [The Forbes Fictional 15] Reference
The yearning is there, but it's for things beyond a jilted love affair, and come from -- dare I say it -- a connection more with nature and folkloric wordplay. From Wordnik.com. [Marissa Moss: Fleet Foxes: Live in Concert (and in Flannel)] Reference
Here, Mr. N'Dour has toned down the pop elements from his earlier work, the synth lines and sax solos, in favor of a highly produced, self-consciously folkloric sound. From Wordnik.com. [Youssou! That's My Baobab! Super Sounds from Senegal] Reference
Others again are folkloric: Marmite, Oxford marmalade, whisky (which last year earned £3. 13bn from abroad? about £1bn short of the overseas sales of British-made arms). From Wordnik.com. [Can manufacturing fill Britain's economic vacuum?] Reference
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