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Ed Sheeran Backs 1978 Folk Album; Taylor Cancels Farewell Shows

6/13/2026

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Musician Ed Sheeran posted an Instagram endorsement of Allan Taylor’s 1978 album “The Traveller,” prompting its release on Spotify.
The 80-year-old English singer-songwriter cancelled his summer farewell folk-club concerts because of health problems.
“The Traveller” previously won best folk album at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
Taylor’s biggest Spotify audiences are in Warsaw, Bonn and Berlin, where his song “Good To See You” has been covered over 100 times.

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Musician Ed Sheeran posted an Instagram endorsement of Allan Taylor’s 1978 album “The Traveller,” prompting its release on Spotify.
The 80-year-old English singer-songwriter cancelled his summer farewell folk-club concerts because of health problems.
“The Traveller” previously won best folk album at the Montreux Jazz Festival.
Taylor’s biggest Spotify audiences are in Warsaw, Bonn and Berlin, where his song “Good To See You” has been covered over 100 times.