folk singer
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of folk singer
First recorded in 1895–1900
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Veteran folk singer Neil Martin said nobody during the Troubles would have "thought it would have been safe".
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
In 1960, they were in New York City’s Greenwich Village when the Weavers’ Ronnie Gilbert invited my father to a living wake for the ailing folk singer Cisco Houston.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
As a world-renowned musician, she needed her sleep - working long hours touring while caring for her 84-year-old father, legendary folk singer and 2025 Mercury Prize nominee Martin Carthy.
From BBC ● Feb. 9, 2026
For local folk singer Lucy Clearwater, it was her sign that moving to L.A. was the right decision for her career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 30, 2025
Scruggs joined about 300 other guys to watch the folk singer Arlo Guthrie defy attempts by the government to draft him.
From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge
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