folk singer

noun

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

folk singer

noun

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

Derived Forms

• folk singing, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of folk singer¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Example Sentences

He was stocky and looked a little like Alan Sherman on the cover of “My Son, the Folk Singer.”

From The Daily Beast

“You all seem very nice,” folk singer Michelle Shocked told a crowd of fans gathered for a concert in San Francisco.

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Once upon a time, folk singer Michelle Shocked called herself a lesbian.

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In 1974, Canadian folk singer Murray McLauchlin issued a 45 single, “Linda Won't You Take Me In.”

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I was lucky the folk singer Judy Collins babysat for me and instilled in me an early passion for music.

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In the end, as has been seen, March gets an ill-word from the Greek folk-singer, who is not more constant in his praise of April.

From Project Gutenberg

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