Hidden away for decades, this home still carries the spirit of the 1960s and the musician who once lived here. Instruments, ...

Today in Music History for Nov. 17: ...

When discussing the best classic rock song from every year of the 1960s, classics like "Paint It Black" and "The End" are ...

These three female folk artists changed the genre in very important ways, and their stories couldn't be more different than one another.

Willie Dixon. Born at the Delta’s southern tip in 1915, Willie Dixon followed the Great Migration to Chicago. There, he ...

Elements of the blues traveled to America with enslaved people from Africa, and reached full flower in the Mississippi Delta.

I listen to these three bluegrass songs now, and they are so good that I will keep listening to them well into my old age.

The North Carolina Folk Fest returned to town at the midpoint of September. At this celebration of distinctive cultures and artistic traditions found in North Carolina, a multitude of artists ...

Joan Baez has always spoken her mind, whether on stage or in song. Now she’s turned to poetry to weigh in onDonald Trump. In her latest piece, “Little Green Worm: A Note to the President,” the folk ...

Thousands of travelers will head to New Orleans in January for the 38th annual Folk Alliance International Conference, the largest gathering of folk musicians and industry officials worldwide. ByGary ...