The Vermont indie-folkster Anais Mitchell’s own songs echo archaic British folk lyrics, and she’s spearheaded the rediscovery of the English folksinger Nic Jones.
Last Summer, I saw New Yorker Jefferson Hamer playing along anonymously in a traditional session in an Edinburgh bar.
Like Dylan and Paul Simon in the ‘60s, the dutiful duo sought the sources of the old songs, and now they illuminate the granite vaults and cracked stained glass of seven of our most sacred secular standards with New World brightness, making them shine anew.
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Stuart, Chortle
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Brighton Argus
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Idrie, Youtube
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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World Without End, Twitter
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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John Robins, Comedian
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Funday’schild, youtube.
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Bosco239, youtube
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter