The set-up for a typical Jesse Welles video is simple: the 32-year-old stands in an open field under a string of powerlines, clutching an acoustic guitar. From behind a tousled, curly mop of hair, he ...

The Southeast Regional Folk Alliance is bringing its annual conference back to the Owensboro Convention Center from Thursday to Sunday. And the Owensboro-Daviess County Convention & Visitors Bureau ...

Peter Yarrow, iconic folk singer-songwriter and member of Peter, Paul and Mary, has died at age 86 in New York. His group’s influence spanned the 1960s, winning five Grammys and performing at key ...

Folk musicians from across the Big Rapids area will gather along the Riverwalk for a collaborative concert blending folk, ...

Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter best known as one-third of Peter, Paul and Mary, the folk-music trio whose impassioned harmonies transfixed millions as they lifted their voices in favor of civil ...

Folk music has evolved and changed through the years, but it’s never really gone away. While there are a few stellar folk acts out there in the modern world today, you just can’t beat the classics.

To borrow the title of an iconic Townes Van Zandt album, folk music is “a far cry from dead.” Many people view the folk music genre as a thing of the past, antiquated and rendered obsolete. But in ...