In 1960, a young Robert Zimmerman — who had begun to call himself “Bob Dylan” — journeyed from the icy flatlands of Minnesota to New Jersey on a pilgrimage. His destination: the bedside of his ailing ...

A Complete Unknown shows Bob Dylan visiting his Woody Guthrie in the hospital, and in real life, Guthrie was hospitalized ...

While working on the lower register of her voice with New York City singer Paul Reese, who first turned her toward folk music. By the 1930s and ’40s, the genre was driven by Peter Seeger and the ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Woody Guthrie for Folk Awards Hall of Fame Singer, songwriter, migrant worker, activist, traveller, writer, sailor… Guthrie lived a remarkable life and left behind an extensive catalogue of ...

All Over The World,” showcases the folk legend’s historical journey and commitment to community support. Community outreach ...

Music creators who provide the soundtracks ... Frank Hamilton and the Folk Revival: From Woody Guthrie to We Shall Overcome is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available ...

This year's inductee into the Radio 2 Folk Awards Hall ... In 1998, Woody's daughter Nora Guthrie, invited Billy Bragg to set a treasure trove of his unsung lyrics to music, which he did in ...

Bob Dylan's short set at the Indian Neck Festival in 1961 ended up being his earliest known recording and it is a remarkable moment in history ...

Co-founder of the undergraduate Program in Feminist, Gender and Sexuality Studies and history professor Estelle Freedman weaves folk music with women’s activism in her classes, books and upcoming ...