Synonyms for folk singer
folk sin·ger

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1. folk singer, jongleur, minstrel, poet-singer, troubadournoun

   a singer of folk songs

   Synonyms:
   minstrel, troubadour, poet-singer, jongleur

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1. Emmylou Harris:

   I was a folk singer who became totally over the edge with country music. I found my voice and style working with Gram Parsons. I learned how to listen to George Jones records and the Louvin Brothers.

2. Ann Wilson:

   It was darn nigh impossible for women in rock in the 70s. There wasn't a mold if you were a woman and you were in the entertainment in the 70s. You were probably a disco diva or a folk singer, or simply ornamental. Radio would play only one woman per hour.

3. Roger McGuinn:

   I've always considered myself a folk singer, even though we strapped on Rickenbacker guitars and played pretty loud.

4. Joan Baez:

   If people have to put labels on me, I'd prefer the first label to be human being, the second label to be pacifist, and the third to be folk singer.

5. Gordon Lightfoot:

   I took the song 'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' from a folk singer called Bonnie Dobson. I knew her and she had a record with that track on it.