troubadour

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Recent Examples of troubadour So good luck playing the Nobel-winning troubadour in a movie. Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2025 In the film, Seeger is portrayed as a secular saint — serene and good humored, the troubadour as social justice warrior. Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025 Punk troubadours rule the day at the 2025 installment of Sing Us Home, the Philadelphia festival founded by native son Dave Hause. Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 23 Jan. 2025 On hand to entertain the crowd were the town troubadours. Stephen Dunn, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for troubadour
Recent Examples of Synonyms for troubadour
Noun
  • The performance combines puppetry, music, projections, and poetry to illuminate the legacy of Ukraine's blind bards.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The development of modern Ukrainian literature was spearheaded by Taras Shevchenko, a former serf who would become the national bard.
    Karina Zaiets, USA TODAY, 13 Dec. 2013
Noun
  • Boyer married film composer, singer and music producer Tommy Fields in 2022 after the pair had dated for over a decade.
    Emily Blackwood, People.com, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Both artists are friends of Bridges, so much so that the Fort Worth singer and Crockett will embark on a tour together later this year.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Musicians including psych rocker Damon Krukowski and power pop songster Ted Leo have taken to X to blast out their support.
    Caitlin Harrington, WIRED, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Nevertheless, the songster’s rise to stardom is mystifying.
    Quartz, Quartz, 25 Nov. 2022
Noun
  • Stone, a guitarist, vocalist, songwriter and recording artist, grew up listening to his father, Lil Howling Wolf, play the blues.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2025
  • Add Billy Joel to the list of artists advocating for late powerhouse rock vocalist Joe Cocker to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 1 Apr. 2025

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