Despite all popular belief, the idea of folk music is still very much alive, constantly reimagined and shaped anew by artists from every corner of the globe. In this ongoing column we’d like to peek behind the curtains of the heritage of a genre. This time NBHAP author Andreas takes a deeper dive into the fourth record of neo-folk mastermind Ben Howard and kindly invites you to follow him around.
What difference does it make? Well, a lot if you got your heart in the right place. Despite being in his fifties the charismatic artist keeps his youthful energy very much alive and creates his own musical force to fight ignorance.