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I interviewed Hunter Valentine's Kiyomi to talk about their latest album, Lessons From the Late Night and the creative process in putting together such an intense record.
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Buenos Aires -
Living to be 100 years-old is a great achievement for many; so much so for Argentine folk music composer and tango singer Nelly Omar, who became a centenarian while remaining one of the longest active popular music performers in Argentina and the world.
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Johannesburg -
In one of the oddest storys ever, a South African man alleged he was a famous dead folk singer who had come back to life after being held by zombies. But that's not the weirdest part of the tale.
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Salford -
History was made at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards when the prize for best original song split the voting 50/50 for the first time.
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Bristol -
Three acts deemed to be "the next big thing" in the UK folk music head a star-studded bill at Brisol Folk Festival 2012.
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London -
Veteran singer-songwriter Michael Chapman plays a special one-off concert in North London on January 29; also, something out of the usual is being planned.
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David Byrne, former Talking Head, reveals some of the tracks that appear on his iPod. Don't expect things from the mainstream.
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Singer-songwriter and social activist Billy Bragg has released an album of contemporary protest songs...and one Christmas song.
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It’s the week before Tom Jackson’s annual Christmas national tour in support of the Canadian Association of Food Banks, and he’s enthusiastic talking about the prospect.
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Empire and Love is an album featuring a number of seasoned folk professionals with a fusion of Indian musicians, blending into a kind of Folk-Bhangra heady mix that actually works.
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Folk music Headlines
Folk five-piece Skinny Lister on making morris dancing music cool
How a 1932 mass trespass inspired Ewan MacColl's music
 Thousands of students across the country sang Tomorrow is Coming, a new song written by folk-rocker Luke Doucet, as part of Music Monday festivities.
The London soul folk singer says he's seen in a jump in ticket sales and an increase in press interest since coming top of the BBC's annual new music list.
 Montreal's Ariane Moffatt is known for francophone music that blends genres — be it pop, folk, jazz or electronica. Now, she's bridging the language gap with her bilingual album MA.
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