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[...] UK charts. Jake Bugg appeared at the Glastonbury Festival at the tender age of 17, and now has the confidence of an [...]

[...] an unassuming 18-year old youngster playing simple folk tunes is both unlikely and refreshing. Jake Bugg has taken the music world by storm and already has a number one album to his credit; his self- [...]

[...] until the final note. It never slows down. It has to be one of the best folk songs of 2012. Jake Bugg Last year saw the debut of Jake Bugg, an 18 year old folk singer from Nottingham. Some of his [...]

[...] yet to come. Image: Steve Mann – Fotolia The post History’s Most Iconic Gigs appeared first on Whiskey Blues. [...]

[...] by Inga F – Fotolia The post The Most Iconic Folk Artists of All Time appeared first on Whiskey Blues. [...]

[...] timeless sound. IMG: Jakub Krechowicz – Fotolia The post Folk Albums of 2012 appeared first on Whiskey Blues. [...]

[...] to relish. Picture: Isaxar – Fotolia The post The best folk songs of 2013 appeared first on Whiskey Blues. [...]

[...] choice, but Bob Dylan is a household name, and there is no denying the impact he has had on folk music. Before Dylan most folk acts just sang traditional folk tunes, putting their own spin on them, [...]

[...] Folk music didn’t just appear from nowhere, it’s been around since the nineteenth century and underwent a [...]

[...] the best songs from the previous year, what genres are we talking about? What are the best folk songs of 2012? Lumineers Firstly, we have The Lumineers, an American folk band who released their [...]

[...] folk artists who deserve to be remembered. Picture by Inga F – Fotolia The post The Most Iconic Folk Artists of All Time appeared first on Whiskey Blues. [...]

[...] 2012, the folk debut for many was the first album by Jake Bugg, which reached number one in the UK charts. Jake Bugg appeared at the Glastonbury Festival at the tender age of 17, and now has the [...]

[...] be “Ho Hey.” It has been successful in both the US and Canada and reached number 8 in the UK charts, no mean feat for a chart dominated mainly by dance music. Mumford & Sons Mumford &# [...]

[...] Throughout the history of modern music, there have been several iconic gigs in times and places that can never again be replicated. For those who were lucky enough to be [...]

[...] to his credit; his self-titled debut hit the top spot in the UK in October 2012. Antidote Nottingham-born Jake Bugg has been hailed in many quarters as an antidote to the plethora of ‘plastic pop’ [...]

[...] the present. Lau Other great 2012 albums include ‘Race the Loser’ by Lau and the best folk album out of Scotland for some years, ‘Traces’ by Karine Plowart. She’s an exceptional [...]