I recently attended a concert at a local "coffee-house-in- the-church-basement" and was very pleasantly surprised. I had gone more to support the venue than anything, as I had not heard of Johnsmith before. I don't know if Johnsmith travels outside the Wisconsin-Illinois-Minnesota area, but if he's ever near you, give him a listen.

I should say he's a singer/songwriter, NOT a "folk" performer, but I found his lyrics to be universally applicable, not navel-gazing.

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