folk singer

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In 2025, the 240-capacity venue staged shows by indie heroes like Gruff Rhys, King Creosote and Throwing Muses - as well as the last-ever show by US folk singer Peggy Seeger.

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

This action inspires lovely, shimmering visuals of delicate luminescence, but Mr. Cameron’s references to becoming one with the environment would make the most earnest hippie folk singer blush.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

Founded in 1992 to rival the Brit Awards, which take place in March, Thursday's Mercury contenders also featured the oldest ever artist to be nominated, 84-year-old folk singer and guitarist Martin Carthy.

From Barron's • Oct. 16, 2025

Born in Glasgow in 1942, Connolly began his working life as a welder in the Clyde shipyards before embarking on a career as a folk singer and musician alongside Gerry Rafferty in The Humblebums.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025

Jewel was a formerly homeless folk singer who gained popularity in the nineties.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi