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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This summer, the folk singer and songwriter will release Winged Victory, his fourth studio album and his first since last year’s standout collection Critterland.
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Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2025
Mose Allison, the jazz singer, and Bob Dylan, who was then an almost-unknown folk singer.
—Pete Townshend, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
Viral Street Cleaner Debuts on Billboard Chart Emerging Mexican folk singer Macario Martinez has made his Billboard debut through his collaboration with Eslabon Armado on the group’s set Vibras de Noche II, released last week.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2025
The Yale graduate and former folk singer who always wore his trademark cowboy boots knew every waiter's name and life story at the Washington, D.C., bistro Café Milano that was practically his home.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2025
Mose Allison, the jazz singer, and Bob Dylan, who was then an almost-unknown folk singer.
—Pete Townshend, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
Viral Street Cleaner Debuts on Billboard Chart Emerging Mexican folk singer Macario Martinez has made his Billboard debut through his collaboration with Eslabon Armado on the group’s set Vibras de Noche II, released last week.
—Griselda Flores, Billboard, 29 Mar. 2025
The Yale graduate and former folk singer who always wore his trademark cowboy boots knew every waiter's name and life story at the Washington, D.C., bistro Café Milano that was practically his home.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
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folksinger
noun
folk·sing·er
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: a singer of folk songs
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