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... focusing on Americana - what about British folk?

Posted on Tuesday Jan 24 14:39:00 UTC 2012

Why has FolkWords taken to focusing on Americana, what about British folk? Strange question given the rich cornucopia and wide variety of music that falls (however obliquely) under the folk banner and appears on FolkWords. Nevertheless, the question was asked so let's consider the answer. Could it be that some of our American cousins are sending more folk for review? Could it be that at this precise moment in time there are exciting developments and new directions in 'folk-American' pouring through our letterbox that deserve attention? Perhaps, it's the fact that we have become 'recognised' across the pond and more American artists are adding us to their review lists. Whatever the reason, there's no bias to FolkWords for or against any music that fits our (admittedly fairly loose) folk music remit.

Of course, if rap, garage and rock (etc) artists from the USA assume that because we write about folk-American we write about everything and anything from 'the land of the free and the home of the brave', they are sadly mistaken. Incidentally, the same caveat also applies to said genre artists from where ever they may reside. So if you’re sitting there wondering why there’s a famine of British folk on FolkWords – then send us some and we'll listen with an ever-attentive ear. It's that simple.