folklorist

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Entertainment was provided by Jamaican author and folklorist, the Rev. Easton Lee, who read excerpts from his writings; and Jamaican tenor,

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  1. One skilled in or engaged in the study of folklore. [Recent.] The question whether the personality of the giant Gargantua is an emanation of the fertile genius of Rabelais, or whether that writer grafted his own immortal ideas on to an ancient Celtic stock, has for some time past been a matter of friendly dispute amongst French folk-lorists. N. and Q., 7th ser., I. 404.

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  • Dobie may have been an excellent folklorist, but here and elsewhere in the Bowie literature he repeatedly shows himself to be a poor historian at best. —  Three Roads to Alamo
  • These sessions were recorded by Mike Seeger, a musician and folklorist (and Pete Seeger's half-brother) who received an NEA Folk Arts grant to document Workman's vast repertoire of songs. —  Pitchfork: Latest News
  • The Bill Bonyun Artist / Educator Award for 2009 is given each year in honor of Bill Bonyun, whose career as a folklorist, storyteller, singer, writer and educator spanned more than half a century. —  Knox
  • He is an award winning, Lebanese-American, non-fiction writer, lecturer, food and farming advocate, ecologist, ethno botanist, folklorist, and conservationist. —  Arizona Daily Wildcat
  • Part folklorist, part sage sampler, this amazing musician has guided every one of the boys bravado movie moves, from —  PopMatters
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