folk singer
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In 1960, they were in New York City’s Greenwich Village when the Weavers’ Ronnie Gilbert invited my father to a living wake for the ailing folk singer Cisco Houston.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Among the recipients is Sheffield folk singer Jim Ghedi, who was able to tour his brooding 2025 album Wasteland to a wider audience as a result.
From BBC ● Jul. 13, 2026
The Celtic folk singer, songwriter and harpist from the Irish-speaking Donegal Gaeltacht area of Gaoth Dobhair recorded about 25 albums and sold millions of records worldwide.
From BBC ● Apr. 14, 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
With his wide face, gray goatee, and merry smile, he resembled, for the moment, an aging folk singer.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
