Jennifer Reid sang workers’ songs, Malmin plumbed gnarly Norwegian hinterlands and Quinie rode across Argyll on a horse ...

Folk music, above all else, aims to change the world. With every lyric, chord strum, and recording, the genre is attempting to shift the minds and perspectives of its audience. Folk music wants to ...

GrammyAward–winning musicians from four cultures breathe new life into beloved American folk songs. Luminous Indian vocals, jazz infused bass lines, soulful drumming, and dynamic guitar work weave a ...

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 ...

The best folk albums tend to suit this time of year—the muddy oranges, browns and greens; the slowing-down after frenzied summers; the darkness. Blending an embrace of the melancholy with an interest ...

What is “folk” music? The Newport Folk Festival just celebrated its 65th year, where respectful nods to the origins of the form mixed with more modern interpretations. Joan Baez buzzed between poetry ...

ELKHART — Folk music legend Judy Collins performs at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25 at The Lerner Theatre, 410 S. Main St. Collins, a mainstay of the Greenwich Village folk scene in the early 1960s, ...