Johnny Campbell announces 'A Right to Roam', a new commemorative single featuring the Commoners Choir and Skelmanthorpe Brass Band.
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Jon Wilks is the founder and former editor of Tradfolk.co. He has previously worked as the editorial director of Time Out Tokyo, and editor of Time Out Abu Dhabi. Over the years he has written for the Guardian, Dazed & Confused, the Japan Times and many more publications. When he is not writing about folk music, he's performing and recording music over on jonwilks.online. His original blog, Grizzly Folk (2017-2018), forms the basis of the early posts on this website.
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