These three folk rock tracks from the 1970s are superb, but since their release, they've more or less become hidden gems.

Americana music (if unfamiliar with that term, see below) in general. Another interesting note for music this year was ...

Folk rock dominated the pop charts in the mid-1960s. These four massive hits put their definitive stamp on the genre.

Paul Simon is extending his A Quiet Celebration tour with a new run of dates scheduled for 2026. At 84, the folk-rock legend, ...

After a seven-year hiatus, the Eaux Claires Festival is finally making its much-anticipated return. The beloved folk-rock ...

Fans of acoustic folk rock are in for a treat on Thursday, Feb. 13, when Gathering Time takes the stage at My Father’s Place. The Long Island-based trio, known for their signature tight harmonies and ...

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 originates from the German word "volk," which means "the people." And that's what folk is at its core: from the people, documented and shared with individual experience in mind. The late 19th ...

It was a perfect statement of the folk-rock sound, incorporating the truth and soul of the folk world with the amplification and style of the post-Beatles music world. Simon & Garfunkel quickly became ...

David Crosby, the influential pioneer of folk-rock music, died January 18 at the age of 81. A statement shared with media the next day by Jan Dance, his wife of 35 years, explained that Crosby died ...

Mumford and Sons' concert film, "Live From South Africa: Dust And Thunder," is out now. The song “There Will Be Time” from Mumford and Sons’ latest album, “Johannesburg,” ends with the lines: “In the ...