These elements combined to create a renaissance of folk music during this decade. Folk festivals in the 1980s became significant events, celebrating the genre’s rich heritage and its modern ...

A number of instruments played by famous folk artists, along with those of less-known and unknown artists, are housed at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. National Museum of ...

In it, Seeger comes off as a dust-covered relic of folk music history, an obstacle to Dylan’s fame, even as it was Seeger who opened the door for him. Seeger, himself, became a celebrity as a ...

Smithsonian Folkways is home to a significant collection of folk music recordings with a storied history as a participant in documenting and supporting the growth of American folk.