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Old 07-28-2015, 05:20 AM   #207 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Two Spirit View Post
Modern mainstream folk music (Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers, etc). I don't know why, but none of it sounds like genuine folk, but instead something people latch onto because it's different from the typical Top 40, but accessible enough for the tween crowd.

If you want real folk, listen to Gordon Lightfoot. Now that had soul.
That's not at all irrational, as Mumford and Sons need to take a long walk off a short volcano.
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