folksy

ADRIAN THRILLS: Suzanne Vega has created a folksy snapshot of her hometown

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SUZANNE VEGA: An Evening Of New York Songs And Stories (Cooking Vinyl) Verdict: Touching homage  Rating: Suzanne Vega was one of the leading lights of an unlikely folk revival that took off in the late 1980s. Like Tracy Chapman and Michelle Shocked, she became a star on the back of succinct acoustic songs that provided … Read more

Donald Trump went folksy, he loves helping Boris Johnson: HENRY DEEDES watches Global Vaccine Summit

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Colourful outfits, jazzy production values and a telegenic anchor who, despite technical difficulties, never let her Colgate smile drop once.  Despite the serious nature of the Global Vaccine Summit, there was a welcome hint of Eurovision about proceedings. Welcome because the virtual conference, which aimed to raise $7.4billion for global vaccines over the next five … Read more