Unlike the most famous 1960s folk singers, these three didn't come from the epicenter of it all—Greenwich Village in New York ...

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 ...

Greek bard, Provencal troubadour or Negro blues man, the folk singer has always played the role of a romantic wanderer. Fashioning his songs from real or imagined experiences along the way, he has ...

Stevie Nicks, Woodie Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Neil Young, and John Denver are just a few genre-bending voices who were well-known in folk music. That being said, there are quite a few singers, both young ...

Beloved '70s folk singer Yusuf/Cat Stevens has canceled his North American book tour.

We will sing it loud and strong, so everyone will know That the road to freedom is a long way to go. — Road to Freedom by John Stewart The words rang with new meaning in the chill night air, and the ...

In its essence, folk music is music for the people — an art form inextricably intertwined with the soul of a region. Its nature is inherently visual, conjuring vivid imagery with just a single ...

Folk music legend James Taylor, 77, makes exciting announcement: 'Here we go!' ...

In returning to a songbook that is decades — if not centuries — old, a new generation of performers is expanding the definition of what their traditional art form can be. Dom Flemons at the nightclub ...

A legendary Australian storyteller leaves behind a remarkable body of work devoted to history, country and song.

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 ...

Ahead of her Dec. 5 show at the Belasco, Latin Grammy-winning artist Silvana Estrada gets real about coping with loss and her orchestral new album, "Vendrán Suaves Lluvias." ...