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I may get railed on for making a Dylan comparison here, but Simon Joyner and the master himself share a few points. There's the minimal acoustic guitar and equally minimal accompaniment in songs like "The Drunken Boat" and "Sunday Morning Song For Sara". There's the traditional folk element rampant throughout each of his songs. And there's a slight vocal similarity as well. Sure, Joyner may not be the songwriter Bob is, as that feat would truly be amazing, but his songs have that same timeless folk quality that dabbles in Americana. [...]

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