Lead Belly is another important figure in the early stages of folk. You might recognize one of his trademark songs " Where Did You Sleep Last Night ." The song dates back to the 1800s, but was sung by ...

The visual element of television allowed audiences to connect with artists on a personal level, further cementing folk music’s place in popular culture. The 1980s witnessed a revival of acoustic ...

Yarrow, who also co-wrote the group ... in folk music. They performed “Blowin’ in the Wind” at the 1963 March on Washington at which the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous ...

Separately, Kris Drever (from Orkney) and Eamonn Coyne (from Dublin) are members of some of the most popular ... folk fans might not be aware of the many bands making exciting, modern ...

A number of instruments played by famous folk artists, along with those of less-known and unknown artists, are housed at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. National Museum of ...

The singer-songwriter and social activist best known as one-third of the folk-music group Peter, Paul and Mary, has died at age 86 ...