On May 27, 1963, Bob Dylan released his second studio album, The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan. Released just one year after his ...

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The annual Barnsley Folk Festival returned this weekend.

The best folk albums tend to suit this time of year—the muddy oranges, browns and greens; the slowing-down after frenzied summers; the darkness. Blending an embrace of the melancholy with an interest ...

It is tough being an independent musician these days, but every year, NPR Music's Tiny Desk makes dreams come true for at least one new artist through the Tiny Desk Contest. Thousands enter, and only ...

Folk songs are a special genre of music because of the way they get passed down from one generation to the next. With that fact in mind, it should come as no surprise that some of the best folk songs ...

The word “folk” bespeaks the old-timey roots of this musical genre, which can be divided into the classes of traditional and contemporary. The Grammys used to have a separate category for each of ...

Folk rock definitely had its hey-day in the 1970s. However, we can’t forget the folk rock bands of the 1960s who paved the way for the entire genre. Some of the following four bands lasted well past ...

With a feral energy and a Liam Gallagher growl, the Dublin band’s beguiling music is a great evolution of a venerable genre ...

While Texas may seem like an unlikely location, the Kerrville Folk Festival is the biggest and longest-running event of its ...