We listen to genre-bending Bon Iver and we ask, what exactly is folk music?
Is folk music a "sound," a certain aesthetic quality in the music -- is it the rallying cry of a people, spiritual catharsis, inspiration for body movement, cultural glue?
Playlist
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Flume by Bon Iver on For Emma, Forever Ago (Jagjaguar) -
Lump Sum by Bon Iver on For Emma, Forever Ago (Jagjaguwar) -
Skinny Love by Bon Iver on For Emma, Forever Ago (Jagjaguwar) -
Minnesota, WI by Bon Iver on Bon Iver (Jagjaguwar) -
Holocene by Bon Iver on Bon Iver (Jagjaguwar) -
The Wolves (Act I and II) by Bon Iver on For Emma, Forever Ago (Jagjaguwar) -
Blindsided by Bon Iver on For Emma, Forever Ago (Jagjaguwar) -
Creature Fear by Bon Iver on For Emma, Forever Ago (Jagjaguwar) -
Team by Bon Iver on For Emma, Forever Ago (Jagjaguwar) -
For Emma by Bon Iver on For Emma, Forever Ago (Jagjaguwar) -
Re: Stacks by Bon Iver on For Emma, Forever Ago (Jagjaguwar) -
Perth by Bon Iver on Bon Iver (Jagjaguwar) -
Wash. by Bon Iver on Bon Iver (Jagjaguwar) -
Calgary by Bon Iver on Bon Iver (Jagjaguwar) -
Towers by Bon Iver on Bon Iver (Jagjaguwar)