Noel Paul Stookey and Peter Yarrow are headed to Mesa to perform what Stookey says will be "a nostalgic visit through the Peter, Paul and Mary lexicon." But it's relevant nostalgia. As Stookey says, ...

Greenwich Village in the 1960s was home to a counterculture folk music scene that produced legendary artists like Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Janis Joplin and Joni Mitchell. A network of cafes and bars that ...

Nothing celebrates the passing of time quite like the perfect song, and these ‘60s folk songs serve as the perfect soundtrack to the changing seasons. Autumn might have technically started on the ...

When it comes to Bob Dylan, there is no artist more intimately acquainted with his work than Joan Baez. The musical geniuses ...

“Puff the Magic Dragon,” “Blowin’ in the Wind” and “If I Had a Hammer” are among the popular ‘60s folk songs Noel Paul Stookey will perform in Rancho Bernardo on Feb. 23. Stookey — Paul of the singing ...

Paul Simon Always Felt He Came in 'Second' to This '60s Folk Hero originally appeared on Parade. The music industry of the 1960s was constantly evolving, and Paul Simon was keenly aware of its ...

For a spell in the late 1960s, the Queen City Balladeers went by the name 'The Wise Owl.' In the summer of 1963, rock 'n' roll was in. The Rolling Stones had played their first show that previous July ...

While he made an undeniable impact on the music scene of the '60s, Yarrow was convicted in 1970 for "taking indecent liberties with a minor" and served three months in prison for the offense. He was ...

Devendra Banhart brings different take on folk music to Rio In the 2000s, there emerged a new genre called freak folk. This sound took the aesthetics of ’60s folk music while adding a more avant-garde ...