folk singer

American  

noun

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

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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

"It's an eclectic family for sure," says Kara Jackson, a folk singer and poet who's been a regular guest at Gorillaz' recent shows.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

But I recently heard an updated version from veteran pop and folk singer Nadezhda Babkina.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026

Weir’s friendship with the itinerant folk singer Ramblin’ Jack Elliott began in the early 1960s, and in the new millennium, Elliott and Weir frequently performed low-key shows together in Marin County, where both resided.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026

“A Complete Unknown” shrank the frame, capturing Dylan’s emergence as a folk singer and subsequent rupture with the scene that made him a star.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

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

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi

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