Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A folk singer or musician.
- noun An enthusiast of folk music.
- adjective Of, relating to, or in the style of folk music.
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- noun a
folk singer , or anenthusiast offolk music - adjective of, or relating to folk music
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Examples
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It should challenge the 'folkie' stereotype of four old geezers in Aran Sweaters singing diddly dee.
The Line Of Best Fit Catriona Boyle 2010
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It should challenge the 'folkie' stereotype of four old geezers in Aran Sweaters singing diddly dee.
The Line Of Best Fit Catriona Boyle 2010
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It should challenge the 'folkie' stereotype of four old geezers in Aran Sweaters singing diddly dee.
The Line Of Best Fit Catriona Boyle 2010
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But because she's a "folkie," her amazing guitar chops will have to remain another one of
NPR Topics: News 2010
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But the old folkie Tom Rush somehow made it down from Vermont, classical pianist Shai "Fingers of Fire" Wosner from upper West End Avenue, and the whole permanent cast of " A Prairie Home Companion" from the prairie--to Town hall, for their annual regular appearance in New York.
Daniel Menaker: All That Jarosz Daniel Menaker 2011
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But the old folkie Tom Rush somehow made it down from Vermont, classical pianist Shai "Fingers of Fire" Wosner from upper West End Avenue, and the whole permanent cast of " A Prairie Home Companion" from the prairie--to Town hall, for their annual regular appearance in New York.
Daniel Menaker: All That Jarosz Daniel Menaker 2011
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Canadian folkie and Seth Rogen lookalike Dan Mangan set the bar high in the early afternoon by leaping over a fence to join the just plain folk for a ridiculously infectious chorus of "Robots need love, too."
Michael Bialas: The Civil Wars, Missy Higgins Show Their True Blue Colors at Folks Fest Michael Bialas 2011
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Canadian folkie and Seth Rogen lookalike Dan Mangan set the bar high in the early afternoon by leaping over a fence to join the just plain folk for a ridiculously infectious chorus of "Robots need love, too."
Michael Bialas: The Civil Wars, Missy Higgins Show Their True Blue Colors at Folks Fest Michael Bialas 2011
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But the old folkie Tom Rush somehow made it down from Vermont, classical pianist Shai "Fingers of Fire" Wosner from upper West End Avenue, and the whole permanent cast of " A Prairie Home Companion" from the prairie--to Town hall, for their annual regular appearance in New York.
Daniel Menaker: All That Jarosz Daniel Menaker 2011
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But the old folkie Tom Rush somehow made it down from Vermont, classical pianist Shai "Fingers of Fire" Wosner from upper West End Avenue, and the whole permanent cast of " A Prairie Home Companion" from the prairie--to Town hall, for their annual regular appearance in New York.
Daniel Menaker: All That Jarosz Daniel Menaker 2011
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