The debut solo LP from Shovel Dance Collective’s Nick Granata is a whimsical triumph that weaves the humdrum minutiae of modern life into a rousing and transcendent progressive folk tapestry
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For traditional folk music, the Roud Folk Song Index looms large. Compiled by librarian and folklorist Steve Roud, the index catalogues more than 30,000 songs from the English oral tradition, making it one of the largest collections of its kind.
Leafing through the index, the stories woven through the songs are as broad and varied as the collection is large. There are your predictable tales of war, death and love. But there are also countless other stories – about horniness, being broke and heavyweight boozing. Folk music at its core...
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