folk singer

noun

variants or less commonly folksinger

ˈfōk-ˌsiŋ-ər

or folk-singer

: one who sings folk songs or sings in a style associated with folk songs

folk singing

ˈfōk-ˌsiŋ-iŋ

noun

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Hurray for the Riff Raff, The Past Is Still Alive The ninth album by the folk singer Alynda Segarra is a warm and inviting road memoir that also bitterly criticizes an unfair nation. —

Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Dec. 2024 Patsy Cline is incredible, Judy Garland is incredible and Karen Carpenter is incredible and yet none of them would qualify as folk singers. —

Steve Baltin, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024 This art form dates back 1,000 years ago, when puppeteers performed alongside folk singers and dancers at festivals in the Red River Delta. —

Catherine Garcia, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024 Ahead of the Christmas Day release of Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, in which she’s said to give a standout performance as folk singer and activist Joan Baez, Monica Barbaro has found her next project in Crime 101, Bart Layton’s adaptation of the Don Winslow novella for Amazon MGM Studios. —

Matt Grobar, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for folk singer