Folk Songs is a 2017 studio album by American string quartet Kronos Quartet, featuring classical and roots musicians Sam Amidon, Olivia Chaney, Rhiannon Giddens, and Natalie Merchant.
It has received positive reviews from critics and was followed in 2020 by Long Time Passing, a collection of Pete Seeger songs by the Kronos Quartet.
[1] The editors of AllMusic Guide gave Folk Songs four out of five stars, with critic Mark Deming highlighting the arrangement and the quartet's ability to complement the vocalists.
[2] In Exclaim!, Peter Ellman rated this album a seven out of 10 for having versatility within the music, but criticizing that it "lingers a bit too much in a dark and dramatic mood".
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