folk singer

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In 2025, the 240-capacity venue staged shows by indie heroes like Gruff Rhys, King Creosote and Throwing Muses - as well as the last-ever show by US folk singer Peggy Seeger.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 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

“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