พ่อเพลง

male master of folk verse-singing

a male singer‑poet in Thai folk music who leads or excels in improvised rhymed singing (กลอนสดกลอนสดglon sòt1improvised rhymed verse2extemporaneous verse-singing genre), especially in central Thai genres such as เพลงฉ่อยเพลงฉ่อยplayng chòiThai folk song style, เพลงอีแซว, and เพลงเรือเพลงเรือplayng reuuaboat song; the male counterpart of แม่เพลงแม่เพลงmâe playngfemale master/lead folk singer and often used as an honorific for a veteran master

honorific for senior folk lyricist/artist

by extension, an honorific epithet for a respected male folk singer, poet, or lyricist known for mastery of traditional styles