Folkie
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Folkie is a noun meaning A folk singer, or an enthusiast of folk music.
Meaning
A folk singer, or an enthusiast of folk music.
More Meanings
- of, or relating to folk music
Example Sentences
He had come to Carnegie Hall not to imitate him but to channel him with the self he happened to be at that moment, not at all the green folkie who had set the world ablaze just a few years earlier.
When I say "political" I don't just mean lesbian or gay. I'm a folkie deep at heart and regularly attend concerts of Si Kahn, Fred Small, Bright Morning Star, Marcia Taylor, Debra Silverstein, Solid Ground, and many other groups and individuals from the political folk tradition.
Word Forms
- folkies
- folkier
- folkiest
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include folker, folk, filksing, folfer, folk-blues, fiddleist.
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