folk singer
Americannoun
noun
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Origin of folk singer
First recorded in 1895–1900
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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
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
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
The French folk singer of i860, miraculously, sang again.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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