Live Performance

noun a singer who specializes in folk music

• The folk singer captivated the audience with her haunting melodies.
• I heard that folk singer is playing at the local coffee shop tonight.
• That folk singer really knows how to strum a guitar.
• The folk singer's lyrics painted a vivid picture of rural life.

noun a person who both writes and performs music, typically folk or popular songs

• The singer-songwriter performed an acoustic set at the music festival.
• I heard that new singer-songwriter is playing at the coffee shop tonight.
• That singer-songwriter has some serious talent, man.
• Being a singer-songwriter is like baring your soul to the world through music.