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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

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Other Word Forms

  • folk singing noun

Etymology

Origin of folk singer

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

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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

Kristy Lee, a folk singer, also recently said she was cancelling her January show.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

This action inspires lovely, shimmering visuals of delicate luminescence, but Mr. Cameron’s references to becoming one with the environment would make the most earnest hippie folk singer blush.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

Founded in 1992 to rival the Brit Awards, which take place in March, Thursday's Mercury contenders also featured the oldest ever artist to be nominated, 84-year-old folk singer and guitarist Martin Carthy.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

Jewel was a formerly homeless folk singer who gained popularity in the nineties.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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