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It’s not just about folk music; it’s about the artists — the people, really — who make it.

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

Early in “A Mighty Wind,” a folk music historian calls Mitch and Mickey’s first kiss “a superb moment in folk music, and maybe a great moment in the history of humans.”

From Salon • Feb. 5, 2026

Mustafa — the richly baritoned Toronto singer-songwriter whose 2024 LP “Dunya” drew wide praise — has become a significant figure straddling global folk music and activism.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026

There will also be comedy at the Assembly Rooms and a candlelit folk music performance at St Giles' Cathedral.

From BBC • Dec. 28, 2025

He was deeply impressed by field recordings of peasant folk music he had heard in the years before he began composing The Firebird.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall



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