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troubadour

[troo-buh-dawr, -dohr, -door] / ˈtru bəˌdɔr, -ˌdoʊr, -ˌdʊər /


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The Texas troubadour is celebrating not what’s withered and worn but authentic and real.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

Over the past year, the shaggy-haired guitarist and singer has emerged as a modern-day protest troubadour, collaborating with Baez, selling out concert halls, and soaring to rarified fame on social media.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

Halfway through the film, a troubadour sings a ballad recounting the misadventures of the poor thieves we’ve been watching, pointing out Arthur’s adrift state.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2024

The brash rock musician who evolved from a baby-faced harmony singer with the Byrds to a mustachioed hippie superstar and troubadour in Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2023

The troubadour phenomenon had been inspired by the example of professional singers in the courts of al-Andalus, Muslim Spain, which had its resplendent capital at Cordoba.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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