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American Songwriter

3 Folk Songs From the 2020s That Might Shift Your Perspective

Folk music, above all else, aims to change the world. With every lyric, chord strum, and recording, the genre is attempting to shift the minds and perspectives of its audience. Folk music wants to ...
The New Yorker

Natalia Lafourcade Reimagines Mexican Folk Music

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The Guardian

The 10 best folk albums of 2025

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American Songwriter

3 Grunge Classics With Country Roots That Prove Folk Music Exists In Many Forms

When grunge bands made the effortless transition from loud rock to acoustic ballads in the 1990s, it revealed an influence perhaps obscured by layers of distortion and angst. The popularity of MTV ...