folk singer
noun
variants
or less commonly folksinger
or folk-singer
: one who sings folk songs or sings in a style associated with folk songs
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Although the American indie folk singer didn't appear as a special guest, the Warsaw crowd loved the mashup.
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Bryan West, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2024
So the folk singer was surprised to log on to TikTok just a few weeks before the release of their new EP and see their songs had disappeared, alongside thousands of others associated with Universal Music Group, the largest label conglomerate in music.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
The movie, which stars Timothée Chalamet as Dylan, follows the singer’s rise from Minnesota to West Village balladeer to revolutionary folk singer.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2024
Despite her Grammys success, including a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002, the legendary folk singer, 80, had never brought her husky voice and acoustic guitar to the Grammy stage.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
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Bryan West, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2024
So the folk singer was surprised to log on to TikTok just a few weeks before the release of their new EP and see their songs had disappeared, alongside thousands of others associated with Universal Music Group, the largest label conglomerate in music.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
The movie, which stars Timothée Chalamet as Dylan, follows the singer’s rise from Minnesota to West Village balladeer to revolutionary folk singer.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2024
Despite her Grammys success, including a Recording Academy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002, the legendary folk singer, 80, had never brought her husky voice and acoustic guitar to the Grammy stage.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 5 Feb. 2024
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folksinger
noun
folk·sing·er
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: a singer of folk songs
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