balladeer

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Both sets also showcase Kirk as a master balladeer and one of jazz’s great romantics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

An elite balladeer with stylistic range, Boone made like a seasoned pop-soul troubadour at times, later delivering soaring folk-pop anthems with “My Greatest Fear” and the heart-pouring “Pretty Slowly,” a cathartic unreleased number.

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2024

Throughout the film, we see Dovydas enthusiastically performing a kind of sign language karaoke against a vivid blue backdrop; his facial expressions are like a lovesick balladeer.

From New York Times • May 2, 2024

The British balladeer appeared to tease the announcement earlier Tuesday, posting an animated gif of glam headshots set to “Oh My God” from her “30” album.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 31, 2024

Unlike the colder Sir Roland, ‘True Thomas’ dared, and was wafted to a realm wondrously described by the old balladeer in the vivid phrase that marks the poetry of vision.

From Legends & Romances of Brittany by Spence, Lewis