Like to check out 'new' folk artists?

The value in this post is the names listed as ones to catch at the Calgary Music Festival. Each is new to me and I imagine likewise to most non-Canadians so check out their music.

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A July Best Of 2012

Kim Ruehl is out with an early version of "The Best of 2012" folk music releases.

More on "Searching For Sugarman"

More and more press is happening about the doc "Searching For Sugarman"

Here's hoping it receives an Oscar nimination.

A folkie named Springsteen

David Remnick regales readers with a very lengthy piece on 62-year-old Bruce Springsteen.

Springsteen? 62?Folk yes!

Celebrating Woody

Andy Cohen in The Atlantic captures it all in "Why Woody Guthrie Enduries."

Tom Watson/Forbes looks at Guthrie's music

Maybe Colonel Mustard has it in the observatory

The Bob Dylan - Newport Folk Festival - electric guitar mystery is ablaze. Wouldn't it be something if Dylan was called into court to testify -- an interpreter would be needed, certainly not your typical one.

David Bauder has the story as does Randy Lewis.