1960s folk music. I know I said that I enjoyed 60s pop music, but folk is the real winner for me from this great time in music history. Folk music doesn't have a lot to rely on. It essentially is only words, a voice, and an acoustic guitar. And with these simple tools, incredible songs are born. One master of the art of folk is a singer/songwriter named Donovan. His voice is a lovely pure Scottish one that weaves together words of classic folk subjects. I find love in this kind of song in its simplicity and beautiful melody. With all of the different resources that artists have on their hands these days, the pure essence of what makes a song great can be lost. Folk brings us back to days when artists relied on a simple, solid foundation of concrete lyrics, playful, soulful melodies, and the spirit that music is a way to tell a story that relates the essence of the human experience. Music today can only get better if it remembers its folk past, and I think, for example, Mumford and Sons has embodied this. Hopefully there are many more to come. For now, we have the sweet sound of this ballad from Donovan.
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