strolling minstrel

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This relaxed, strolling minstrel evoked a stream of folksy vaudevillians, from Will Rogers through Guthrie and beyond.

From New York Times • Feb. 14, 2012

This evening I was charmed by the vocal sounds of a strolling minstrel, attended by two drummers with small drums, called kuru, and a chorus of singing-girls collected from the neighbourhood.

From Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government by Richardson, James

Loudly averring he will never woo any one save Nicolette, Aucassin turns sadly away, whereupon the strolling minstrel assures him he shall see his beloved before long.

From The Book of the Epic by Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline)

The Arthurian song of a strolling minstrel drifted up to him....

From The Executioner by Riley, Frank

It happened that not long after the Lord Chief Justice's attempt, a strolling minstrel visited the kingdom of the Emperor.

From The Blue Rose Fairy Book by Baring, Maurice