folk singer

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Sylvia Tyson, a folk singer, agreed: “He literally remembers everything he’s ever heard or seen.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Weir’s friendship with the itinerant folk singer Ramblin’ Jack Elliott began in the early 1960s, and in the new millennium, Elliott and Weir frequently performed low-key shows together in Marin County, where both resided.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 10, 2026

Kristy Lee, a folk singer, also recently said she was cancelling her January show.

From BBC • Dec. 30, 2025

Welsh folk singer Dafydd Iwan has also sent the family a message which will be played out at the funeral.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

Scruggs joined about 300 other guys to watch the folk singer Arlo Guthrie defy attempts by the government to draft him.

From "Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam" by Elizabeth Partridge