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Joe Hickerson, a renowned folk singer, songwriter, and archivist at the Library of Congress for over 25 years, passed away at age 89. He played a key role in preserving and expanding America's folk music collection, memorized hundreds of traditional songs, and was influential in the folk revival, also performing and recording his own music. His work helped keep America's folk traditions alive for future generations.
Willi Carlisle's album 'Winged Victory' blends traditional folk, modern covers, and original compositions, featuring diverse instruments and themes of class, childhood, and surrealism, inspired by folklore, Shakespeare, and personal stories.
French President Emmanuel Macron joined a group of young Parisians singing a traditional song on the street, which was later shared by a Facebook group reportedly set up by the far-right. Macron's team said he couldn't have known the background of each person he was talking to and that he was having some time to himself with his wife when they were approached by the singers. Macron recently signed into law deeply unpopular reforms that raise the pension age from 62 to 64, and his impromptu sing-song may have been his first appearance in public since the reforms were forced through.