Regardless of technological advancements or changing music trends, folk music never seems to go out of style. This may have to do with roots music forming the DNA from which most music styles evolve.

We’re getting on in our look back at seminal songs from the 1970s (a tongue twister if ever there was one). We’ve been going by genre and have considered rock, glam, funk, punk, and country to this ...

This track was written by Stephen Stills and recorded with his band Buffalo Springfield in the winter of 1966. It became a surprising hit, reaching no. 7 on the charts within a few months. The band ...

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 ...

Aretha Franklin won countless awards in her lifetime. In 1987, she became the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall ...

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 ...

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