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How folk music found its home in coffeehouses

How did folk music find its home in coffeehouses?

A post-World War II phenomenon.

Paulina Subia
May 25, 2026
Leonard Cohen - 1968 - Singer - Musician - Poet

The singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen could never stop admiring: “A musical monster”

High praise from Leonard Cohen.

Tyler Golsen
May 19, 2026
Sonic Youth - 2005 - Anders Jensen-Urstad

Michael Chapman: how a Yorkshire folk singer helped to form Sonic Youth

An essential influence…

Ben Forrest
May 15, 2026
Carminho- The Portuguese artist bringing fado back -

Carminho: The Portuguese artist bringing fado back

If you ask her what it is, she’ll tell you ‘fado is love’.

Gaia Neiman
May 9, 2026
Five Easy Masterpieces An introduction to American primitivism

Five Easy Masterpieces: An introduction to American primitivism

Transformative brilliance.

Reuben Cross
May 7, 2026
Aldous Harding - ‘Train on the Island’ - 2026

Aldous Harding – ‘Train on the Island’ album review: Emotive indie-folk of ever-increasing magnitude

Another triumph…

Ben Forrest
May 6, 2026
Mimi Fariña The reluctant folk icon

Mimi Fariña: The reluctant folk icon

“When I danced or played music, I could be who I really was”.

Paulina Subia
May 5, 2026
Big Sur Folk Festival The 1960’s anti-commercial festival

Big Sur Folk Festival: The 1960’s most anti-commercial event

“Turned the swimming pool into a stage and sang to everyone…”

Paulina Subia
May 3, 2026
Beverley Martyn - Far Out Magazine

English folk singer Beverley Martyn dead at 79

Her family have confirmed the sad news.

Joe Taysom
Apr 29, 2026
Rhiannon Hope - 2026

Rhiannon Hope celebrates the art of collecting memories with ‘Magpie’

Flawless.

Aimee Ferrier
Apr 24, 2026
'Fog on the Tyne'- The folk song that resigned Bob Johnston to life in a castle

‘Fog on the Tyne’: The folk song that resigned Bob Johnston to life in a castle

“It’s all mine, all mine”

Lauren Hunter
Apr 24, 2026
It’s been usurped The death of Greenwich Village through the eyes of Dave Van Ronk

“It’s been usurped”: The death of Greenwich Village through the eyes of Dave Van Ronk

‘The Mayor of MacDougal Street’ was no fan of visiting tourists.

Andrew Clayman
Apr 24, 2026

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