Folk lovers, we are bringing you 10 easiest folk songs to play on acoustic guitar so you don’t think we forgot about you. Folk songs date from 19th century and had many definitions through the years.

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Elaine Weissman has seen the Southern California folk scene wax and wane. Right now, she said happily, it’s on the rise. “The scene locally is getting 1,000% better,” said Weissman, 61, director of ...