Sometimes you come across a song and think this must be a timeless folk composition, and it turns out to be invented by someone younger than yourself.

I’ve had that experience more than once when Spotify or another service has played the English singer-songwriter Rose Betts, who seems to have built a following on TikTok before she recorded her first album. Her next album, There Are No Ships, comes out soon. But do check out songs like this.

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