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troubadours

noun

plural of troubadour

as in bards

a writer and performer of songs or poetry in the Middle Ages

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Recent Examples of troubadours Stroll around the Artist Quarter, where troubadours serenade passersby in the evenings. — Zanny Merullo, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2026 Medieval Europe, an era that gave us heraldry, court jesters, and troubadours, is rendered in dull, grayish brown hues. — Will Collins, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2025 His early writing reflected the popular style of the French troubadours, courtly poet-musicians who sang of their longing for a beautiful lady. — Claudia Roth Pierpont, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025 That exquisitely rare skill — the ability to arrange a handful of ordinary notes in a way that makes time stop and pulses quicken — unites long-anonymous troubadours, symphonists, Broadway entertainers, earnest singer-songwriters, griots, and ancient clerics. — Justin Davidson, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025

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The admiral's swagger, battlefield bravado and desire for revenge will be sung by the bards of Westeros, and serve as a breakthrough showcase for Thorn, a playwright and YouTuber, who came out as a transgender woman in a January 2021 video on her Philosophy Tube channel.

— Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 21 June 2026
The bards were the first adapters.

— David Denby, New Yorker, 21 June 2026

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Some stars leading the odds to attend include producers Max Martin and Jack Antonoff, as well as singers Gracie Abrams, Phoebe Bridgers and Lana Del Rey.

— Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
From Friday to Sunday, singers and alphorn players filled the streets and spontaneous bursts of yodeling echoed through restaurants, where diners initially reacted with surprise before joining in.

— Jez Fielder, Fortune, 30 June 2026

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Her three bandmates started a side project, Sweetback, collaborating with an array of vocalists on two albums in 1996 and 2004, while Matthewman has collaborated extensively with American neo soul star Maxwell.

— Al Shipley, SPIN, 30 June 2026
Over the decades, jazz has been a unifying force — with Black and white musicians sharing stages, and female vocalists like Ella Fitzgerald becoming icons of independence.

— Abraham Swee, USA Today, 29 June 2026

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