Folk music is criminally underrepresented in the 21st century, but back in the day these three folks songs graced the charts' ...

The genres had already experienced an evolution in the mid-‘60s. Though country had giants like Willie Nelson and Waylon ...

An oral tradition, folk music was a way for the illiterate masses to pass down stories of war, hardship and the struggle to survive everyday life from generation to generation. Every culture has ...

In spite of apparent differences, folk and folk-inspired music from the roots to the avant-garde is characterised by certain common features – simple, square rhythms, extended repetition ...

Flemons plays a battery of instruments from the folk and country genres. He is also a folk archivist and music historian who enjoys collaborating with other musicians. His 2023 album, "Traveling ...

The Smithsonian's collections and archives are a rich source of information on American folk music and its many genres. Smithsonian Folkways is home to a significant collection of folk music ...

The Ann Arbor community took a journey back in time at The Ark’s 48th annual folk festival kick-off Friday night.

He had become a star within the niche genre of revivalist folk music. But by 1964 Dylan was building a much larger fanbase through performing and recording his own songs. Dylan presented a solo ...

For all our complaints about music streaming platforms, you could argue that they deserve a little credit for revealing the flimsiness of our once-rigid borders around music styles. The breakdown of ...