Bob Dylan
Everything published on Viyolens under Bob Dylan — reviews, buying advice and how-tos written for players and producers in the UK.
A Beginner's Guide to Folk Music
Not one sound but a way music moves through a community. Here's what genuinely makes folk music folk, and a quick sweep through its history.
The Best Folk Music Songs Right Now
Not chart hits of the moment, but songs that keep being rediscovered, covered and passed on. The essential, defining tracks in folk music.
The History of Folk Music
An oral tradition became a recorded, revived and endlessly reinvented genre. Here's the long road folk music travelled to get here.
The Best Folk Music Artists to Know
Some artists don't just perform folk music, they carry it. A gentle tour through the names most worth knowing, old and new.
Essential Folk Music Albums Explained
Not chosen by chart position, but by how much each one changed what an acoustic record could do. Five essential folk albums, explained.
