The Bard Antihero
Bill Bragg’s Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards
Folk Punk, two words that don’t seem to fit in a rational world. And yet the musical subgenre by that name has been an integral part of Punk since the 80s (origins in the 70s with the rest of the Punk movement). Bill Bragg helped to legitimize the mellower side of angry rebellion with accessible riffs, smart lyrics and social commentary. A different si…