Izzy Young

Biography

Izzy Young was a noted figure in the world of folk music, both in America and Sweden. He owned the Folklore Center in Greenwich Village, New York, and later the Folklore Centrum store in Stockholm, serving as a hub for the American folk music scene in the latter. Young wrote a column, "Fret and Frails," for the folk music journal Sing Out, from 1959 to 1969. He passed away on February 4, 2019.