folk singer
noun
variants
or less commonly folksinger
or folk-singer
: one who sings folk songs or sings in a style associated with folk songs
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There were a lot of Japanese folk singers around me at this time as well, including Morio Agata, Kenji Endo, and Wataru Takada.
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Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 18 June 2025
A certain Guthrie is also on this playlist, though avid crossword solvers know that the most famous folk singer with that last name is not necessarily the most crossword-famous.
—Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
In Palo Alto, where a No Kings protest started at 3 p.m. in Rinconada Park, iconic folk singer and political activist Joan Baez was to take the stage as event headliner around 5 p.m.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 14 June 2025
Born in Inez, Kentucky, in 1895, Nimrod Workman was a folk singer, coal miner and union activist.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025
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Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 18 June 2025
A certain Guthrie is also on this playlist, though avid crossword solvers know that the most famous folk singer with that last name is not necessarily the most crossword-famous.
—Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
In Palo Alto, where a No Kings protest started at 3 p.m. in Rinconada Park, iconic folk singer and political activist Joan Baez was to take the stage as event headliner around 5 p.m.
—Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 14 June 2025
Born in Inez, Kentucky, in 1895, Nimrod Workman was a folk singer, coal miner and union activist.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 9 Apr. 2025
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“Folk singer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/folk%20singer. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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folksinger
noun
folk·sing·er
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: a singer of folk songs
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