Neil D, yes, we separate such songs for purposes of cataloguing and scientific research. There is no certain specific manner of performance of historic songs separating them from other types but they are mostly heroic or 'sorrowful'.
Sometimes, songs keep such details of well known events that are unknown to official history. This is area of my specific folklore interest to unveil such details.
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