People of all ages came out, fathers carrying toddlers on their shoulders for a better view, old folk sitting on deck-chairs and waving Union Flags.

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"From the Ground Up" (Blue Dirt), the debut album by 24-year-old John Fullbright, is a stellar collection of folk and Americana that already has the feel of a classic.

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Jeremy Lin, the 23-year-old Knicks guard, has ascended from afterthought to New York folk hero in half a week.

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He was already a seasoned local and regional performer, playing both old-time music and what he called "rockabilly and pop standards, " when the folk boom of the 1960s put him in front of a new set of audiences with his voice, banjo and acoustic guitar.

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The working-class folk led a rowdy lifestyle on the waterfront, chipping away at the Old World charm in the hills.

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Plenty of local business-folk yearn for a new Karajan, who they reckon would bring back the good old days when the town was awash with visitors brandishing gold credit cards.

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