A blog by OffBeat about folk culture.
The Third Folk Revival
When we started OffBeat in 2022, it wasn’t really about anything I don’t think. There wasn’t a grande mission, it was just an opportunity to show our friends some old films. But as it’s grown, it’s become part of what people are rather grandly calling the third folk revival. And, as that revival has grown, I have been asking myself some difficult questions about what it is, what our role is and whether it’s doing more harm than good...
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Mike Hankin
August 2025