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I don't really know what 'folk music' means anymore.

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Amos Lee
Age: 46
Born: 1978
Born: June 22
Composer
Guitarist
Jazz Guitarist
Jazz Musician
Singer
Singer-Songwriter
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Anymore
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Music
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Folk
Folks

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