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Recent Examples of troubadourAbout Hayes Carll Texas troubadour Hayes Carll was born in Houston and raised in the Woodlands, a famous planned community that was much smaller back then, surrounded by thousands of acres of pine trees.—Sid Evans, Southern Living, 13 Aug. 2024 Traveling troubadours used vallenatos to bring news to isolated towns, immortalizing not only the events of the time but also important Caribbean folklore through its music.—Daniella Tello-Garzon, refinery29.com, 6 Aug. 2024 Over the last three decades, Beck has been an acoustic troubadour, an absurdist rapper and a journeyman rock star, truly occupying a category of his own in the music industry.—Al Shipley, SPIN, 29 June 2024 May 15, 2024 The pub, long known as a hangout for musicians, initially featured Irish troubadours performing drinking songs and traditional Irish ditties.—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for troubadour
Later in the year, the celebration continued with the release of 12 D&D Minifigures, including an elf bard, a dwarf barbarian and a witch queen.
Amy Schwabe,
Journal Sentinel,
25 Sep. 2024
Perhaps no other bard has captured the sentiments of Ukraine and its emigrants as fully as Taras Shevchenko.
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Poet, lover, outspoken political activist.
The ensemble partners with illustrious jazz artists every year, and the 20-piece band’s upcoming collaborations at Bing Concert Hall feature vocalists Jamie Davis and Clairdee (Feb. 21, 2025) and trombonist/vocalist Wycliffe Gordon (May 23, 2025).
Andrew Gilbert,
The Mercury News,
13 Nov. 2024
Not just any producer could have brought 46 vocalists—including such distinctive voices as Bob Dylan, Cyndi Lauper, and Tina Turner—into one coherent, catchy whole.
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