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Synonyms

folk singer

American  

noun

  1. a singer who specializes in folk songs, usually providing their own accompaniment on a guitar.


folk singer British  

noun

  1. a person who sings folk songs or other songs in the folk idiom

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of folk singer

First recorded in 1895–1900

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Among the recipients is Sheffield folk singer Jim Ghedi, who was able to tour his brooding 2025 album Wasteland to a wider audience as a result.

From BBC Jul. 13, 2026

Sylvia Tyson, a folk singer, agreed: “He literally remembers everything he’s ever heard or seen.”

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 6, 2026

Welsh folk singer Dafydd Iwan says he has received "very personal" and "nasty" comments after urging organisers of a right-wing protest to stop using his song Yma o Hyd.

From BBC Feb. 1, 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

The French folk singer of i860, miraculously, sang again.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

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