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Folk Music Downloading Helps Industry
Story aired: Monday, November 10, 2003



Folk music and the technological cutting edge may not seem to be a natural fit, but mp3's, file-sharing, and downloading are only the latest innovations folk music has weathered.

Here and Now's folk music critic Scott Alarik says all the free downloading of music from the internet is actually benefiting his kind of music.

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Scott Alarik, music reviewer.

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