Let's look at three early folk rock staples that helped the genre become a major player in the 1960s and 1970s cultural ...

We've entered into the second half of the 2020s, and these three folk albums brought the genre to new heights in the first half.

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 ...

Greenwich Village in the 1960s was home to a counterculture folk music scene that produced legendary artists like Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Janis Joplin and Joni Mitchell. A network of cafes and bars that ...

Folk music. "A total of 94 songs, this set comprises every song which appeared in Ruth Crawford Seeger's famous children's book of the same title Table of contents Yonder she comes -- Down came a lady ...

With its poetic lyrics and haunting melodies, contemporary folk music is, at its best, deeply evocative. The elusive genre is hard to pin down, often blending traditional acoustics with elements of ...

It was at a leftist summer camp in the Catskills that Joe Hickerson came up with the final two verses to Pete Seeger’s popular song “Where Have All the Flowers Gone.” The new verses turned the song ...