Meaning of folkie | Babel Free
Definitions
A folk singer, or an enthusiast of folk music.
Examples
“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.”
“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.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
See also
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