This documentary tells the story of Izzy Young, a man that came to play a very special role during the folk music revival in New York City in the early 1960's.

His store, the Folklore Center in Greenwich Village, sold books, records, instruments, and anything related to folk music. But it was more than a store. It was a meeting place, a classroom, a stage, and the home for the poets and folk musicians in the Village.

Here, young and talented artists not yet with a record deal, such as Joni Mitchell, Emmylou Harris, Tim Buckley and Patti Smith, got a chance to perform, to learn, and to grow.

And when Izzy Young took under his wings a newly arrived to town folk singer from Minnesota - Bob Dylan - and later organised his first official concert, Izzy was promoted to the role of a kingmaker.

In 1973, Izzy Young suddenly decided to move to Sweden, where he started a similar shop and continued his mission to promote and preserve folk music and culture, both American and Swedish.

This film - Go to Izzy! - follows Izzy Young during the last few years of his life.

At the age of nearly 90 Izzy struggles to keep his store open for business. It isn't easy. Few people buy anything, they mostly come in to hear him tell stories from the 60's.

What's more, Izzy's health is deteriorating, he has dementia. But he won't let that slow him down. Izzy hosts concerts several nights a week and returns to the store every morning for another day of interaction with lovers of folk music.

One day Patti Smith and her band comes to town, and Izzy learns from guitarist Lenny Kaye how Izzy got him started in music. And not long thereafter, a surprising announcement: another one of Izzy’s protégés from the 60’s is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature - an event that gets Izzy to put on a tail coat for the first time in his life.