folk singer

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The Celtic folk singer, songwriter and harpist from the Irish-speaking Donegal Gaeltacht area of Gweedore recorded about 25 albums and sold millions of records worldwide.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Sylvia Tyson, a folk singer, agreed: “He literally remembers everything he’s ever heard or seen.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Welsh folk singer Dafydd Iwan has also sent the family a message which will be played out at the funeral.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

Founded in 1992 to rival the Brit Awards, which take place in March, Thursday's Mercury contenders also featured the oldest ever artist to be nominated, 84-year-old folk singer and guitarist Martin Carthy.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

Scruggs joined about 300 other guys to watch the folk singer Arlo Guthrie defy attempts by the government to draft him.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge