noun
folk singer
Refers to a singer who performs folk music, typically in the Western folk tradition. The term is a direct loanword from English.
彼は有名なフォークシンガーです。
He is a famous folk singer.
そのフォークシンガーはギターを弾きながら歌った。
The folk singer sang while playing the guitar.
Variant with a middle dot, sometimes used for clarity or in formal contexts.
シンガーソングライター (singer-songwriter) emphasizes that the performer writes their own songs, while フォークシンガー focuses on the genre (folk music) and may include performers of traditional or cover songs.
Loanword from English 'folk singer'.