That folk has found such an avid Gen Z audience is of little surprise to Sarah Julia, who theorise that young people are craving a sincerity the genre has offered since its inception. “Folk music can be very vulnerable; I think it helps people to do more inner work and be a bit more silent and introspective,” Sarah Nauta says.
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Rather than leaning on songwriting as a way to unravel or fix their feelings, Sarah Julia look at it as a way to give them “a place” to live on. “It’s like they’re on a shelf, so you can look at them and know they’re there, and that it’s OK. It’s accepting that they’re a part of you as well, even if you don't want it to be,” Sarah says.
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