folk

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Folk legend Cat Stevens scotched a book tour after visa problems.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Former Irish president Michael D Higgins presented Brennan with an RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019 and said her "name would be forever etched into the history of Irish music".

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The archive is housed at the Cultra Collections Store at the Ulster Folk Museum.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

While I didn’t have space in my bag for whimsical prints from the Alice Moseley Folk Art Museum, I was determined to find a Bushwacker, a frozen cocktail-milkshake hybrid beloved on the Gulf Coast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 7, 2026

“King Eiddileg commanded me to come here. A special favor to Gwydion. But I can tell you right now I’d rather be back home in the realm of the Fair Folk, minding my own business.”

From "The Black Cauldron" by Lloyd Alexander