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In their own ways, each is trying to stay true to his or her roots while rebooting folk music for the era of ringtones.
NPR: 99 Seconds of a One-Woman Choir
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Bragg, known for his political lyrics, was awarded the Roots Award - in recognition of "an outstanding contribution to Folk Music from a Grass Roots level upwards".
BBC: Nic Jones wins at Radio 2 folk awards
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Shanti and Buck Curran, who write and record under the name Arborea, are pitched as a husband-and-wife folk duo from Maine, but there's very little in their songs that resembles traditional roots music.
NPR: Arborea: 'Black Mountain Road'