She invited 30 people to her home with two goals in mind: to introduce folk music fans to new artists, like James O'Malley, a local singer-songwriter, and to have people catch the house-concert bug.
Jeff Bridgman, a Pennsylvania-based folk art dealer who brought to the show a circa 1915 carousel horse, said partnering with 1stdibs is a way to "introduce folk art to a younger audience," one that has shifted "towards modernism and away from Americana" in recent years.
McShee, meanwhile, gleefully introduces folk song after folk song about women left high and dry.
This bluegrass quartet has in fact been introducing folk fans to its traditional style of acoustic music for 21 years.
The composer Charles Camilleri introduced folk themes into his works, while Maltese literature was enriched by the poetry of the national bard, Dun Karm.
But rather than adhering to the timeworn hardcore template of recording a couple of records and then splitting up, they persevered, turning Neurosis into an entirely different animal – slowing the music down to a crawl, introducing folk and prog elements, and creating a benchmark for extreme, heavy music.
But however much they've been credited with revitalising the black metal sound, Deafheaven lack a little bit of invention compared to other "blackgaze" outfits such as Alcest, who have introduced folk, jazz and avant-garde elements into their music over the years.
BBC 6 Music are hosting a Late Night Prom for the first time with broadcasters Steve Lamacq and Cerys Matthews introducing folk singer Laura Marling and punk legends The Stranglers. "It's like nothing we've tried before but that's the genius of 6 Music," Lamacq told the BBC News website.
Auguste later introduced folk music into Saint Lucian music education.
