folkie
noun
folk·ie
| \ ËfĆ-kÄ
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variants:
or less commonly folky
plural folkies
Definition of folkie
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a folk singer or instrumentalist
folkie
adjective
variants:
or folky
Definition of folkie (Entry 2 of 2)
: of or relating to folk music
Examples of folkie in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Dylan wasnât the only one wearing makeup; other Revue performers did, too, like folkies testing glam rock. — Jon Pareles, New York Times, "Bob Dylanâs Glam Hootenanny: Returning to Rolling Thunder," 5 June 2019 How to describe the patented feeling that only this 28-year-old West Yorkshire folkie can conjure? — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, "What Makes Ed Sheeran Ed Sheeran," 17 July 2019 His only commitment to the genre is to divert from its essence with cute asides, such as the title song by neo-folkie Sturgill Simpson, a recurring motif that divides characters through their musical taste. — Armond White, National Review, "The Dead Donât Die: Climate-Change Comedy for the Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez Era," 14 June 2019 Thus some folkies traveled to the Jamboree hoping for a job, such as, in the early 1960s, a pair of bluegrass fanatics from the West Coast: banjoist Jerry Garcia and guitarist Sandy Rothman. — Eddie Dean, WSJ, "âBill Monroeâ and âBlue Grass Generationâ Review: The Blue Grass Boy," 27 Sep. 2018 Granik loves faces that have been lived in and weathered by hard times (including ancient cult folkie Michael Hurley, who turns up at a campfire singalong). — Ty Burr, BostonGlobe.com, "In âLeave No Trace,â a father and daughter who break your heart," 27 June 2018 That represents a shift from some previous eras, in which protest music often took a harder, more rough-edged form â think of the weedy-voiced folkies of the 1960s or the shouty hardcore bands of the 1980s. — Mikael Wood, latimes.com, "In today's divisive political climate pop artists are shaping the new sound of protest music," 29 June 2018 Tim Barry To say that Tim Barry went from being a punk to being a folkie is a little misleading. — John Adamian, courant.com, "From Sam Hunt And Reba To U2 And King X: A Week Of Big-Name Concerts," 23 June 2018 This yearâs festival features surviving members of that band (including star attraction Richard Thompson), along with folkies like the Oyster Band, Al Stewart, and Afro-Celt Sound System. — Jim Farber, CondĂ© Nast Traveler, "The Best Summer Music Festivals of 2018," 8 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'folkie.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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