variants
or less commonly folky
plural folkies
: a folk singer or instrumentalist
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Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
The inclusion of the Mumfords and Scottish step-dancing trad folkies Breabach kept the bill from being a full-on Nashville diaspora.
—Adam Gold, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Laurie Gwen Shapiro, Curbed, 22 Nov. 2022
The Yeahs’ Karen O and Nick Zinner had a folkie duo called Unitard.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2022
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Noun
Golden Globe winner Oscar Isaac is nothing if not versatile, with roles that include a struggling folkie in Inside Llewyn Davis (2013), a driven mayor on Show Me a Hero (2015), and a rebellious X-wing fighter pilot in the Star Wars sequel trilogy (2015–2019).
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Nov. 2025
The inclusion of the Mumfords and Scottish step-dancing trad folkies Breabach kept the bill from being a full-on Nashville diaspora.
—Adam Gold, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Adjective
In the mid-’90s, the buzz headed south to Ludlow Street, and the East Village was left with a scattering of small folkie venues like Sidewalk Cafe and a couple of fading clubs like the latter-day Pyramid.
—Laurie Gwen Shapiro, Curbed, 22 Nov. 2022
The Yeahs’ Karen O and Nick Zinner had a folkie duo called Unitard.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2022
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“Folkie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folkie. Accessed 25 Nov. 2025.
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