When one of the most distinctive voices in the history of music is looking for songs, it makes sense songwriters will come out of the woodwork looking to provide material. That was the case when Art ...

It’s been a good year for power pop. It’s been a shit year for… uh… everything else, but, from Montreal newcomers Prism Shores shimmering their way through sophomore album Out From Underneath to heavy ...

O'DESSA is Sadie Sink like you've never seen her before: with slicked back Elvis hair, singing folk songs and saving a ...

In honor of his birthday, we take a look at three Townes Van Zandt songs that are each a masterclass in profound songwriting.

Cork musician Mark Lyndon has paid homage to a North Cork man famously responsible for creating a large cairn before he headed off to fight in World War I. Eoin Buckley built the structure in case he ...

A Complete Unknown traces the journey of Bob Dylan (played by Timothée Chalamet) as he became a successful artist in the folk music scene. He faced backlash from that community once he started using ...

Before it became sordidly meme-efied, Simon and Garfunkel’s ‘Sound of Silence’ was rightfully heralded as one of the greatest folk songs ever written. As it happens, the very fact that it found itself ...

it’s never a surprise to see people celebrate the work of Leonard Cohen when they reel off their favourite folk songs in history. Considering that as a genre, its recorded origins go back further than ...

The Oscars won't have musical performances in 2025, so we're taking a look at a dozen of the best over the years, from Celine ...

For decades, Harris, who is Black, has combined his talents in folk music and education to teach young people about the Underground Railroad, the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and social ...

Folk dancing should drop terms like “ladies and gentlemen” to avoid “offending minority genders”, a leading music organisation has said. The English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS ...