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 ...

The “zeitgeist of 100 years ago” returns to Mandel Hall for its 65th year next month. String your banjos and rosin your bows, ...

From Pete Seeger to Billie Holiday to Rage Against the Machine to Kendrick Lamar, musicians of all genres have spoken truth to power ...

“I’m glad I’m able to add some political diversity to the genre (today),” he says, because social consciousness is at the heart of folk music. He cites Merle Haggard’s “Mama’s Hungry Eyes” as an ...

Her passion for preserving folk music transcends the stage. "For me, music is not just an art form — it is a way of life, a journey to explore my inner self and the beauty of the world around me ...

Wales has a rich musical heritage, and although many of its traditional instruments are not commonly heard, there are still ...

John McCutcheon, a legend in the folk music world, has addressed some of America’s greatest injustices over the last 50 years ...

Read about the traditonal instruments of Wales, the history of the music, and the modern artists influenced by Wales' heritage. What are these? All the latest folk highlights, news and reviews on ...

Also figuring prominently at the epicenter of that revolution and in “Back” is Scottish folk-rock flower ... recitation/ photographic history of the ‘60s music revolution which he is ...