D erek Piotr is always on the hunt for old songs. These ancient melodies and fragmentary lyrics echo across generations, ...

Arguably one of Bob Dylan’s greatest songs of his career, the 1963 song “Blowin’ In The Wind” is a notable Americana protest song. Not only is the song itself compositionally sound, but its lyrics ...

With its poetic lyrics and haunting melodies, contemporary folk music is, at its best, deeply evocative. The elusive genre is hard to pin down, often blending traditional acoustics with elements of ...

The sun will be gone by the time you finish reading this. These seasonally-appropriate folk albums will still be there.

What is the most famous decade for folk music? That is a subjective answer, but fans, critics, and historians would probably all agree that it is the 1960s. Between the abundance of folk music that ...

On a cold and rainy Monday night in Boston, a crowd of fans lined up down the sidewalk outside the Brighton Music Hall ahead ...

From pale folk to eternal reverie, the best songs by Mazzy Star all have a bewitching quality that transcends generations.

Don’t be misled by the generic-sounding album title, Hill Country Folk Music. Singer-songwriter Terry Klein’s eleven songs ...

The Pogues were a punk band that just happened to employ traditional Irish instruments like accordion, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, tin whistle and uilleann pipes in their songs. They were also an expert ...

Pop vocal trio the Bee Gees performing at the Music for UNICEF Concert at the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, January, 1979. The 1970s were an eclectic time for music and cultural ...