Folk music will never die, and these forgotten folk albums from the 1970s deserve to be dusted off and enjoyed in the modern age.

The American folk music legend died Monday at age 94 of natural ... From our morning news briefing to a weekly Good News Newsletter, get the best of The Week delivered directly to your inbox.

another major band in the folk rock revolution. It’s really an incredible song; we understand why so many lists of the greatest rock songs of all time often include it in their entries.

His music is renowned for its political and social ... Luke Kelly is one of Ireland’s greatest folk singers and probably its most iconic. His powerfully distinct and coarse voice was full ...

Paxton has received lifetime achievement awards from the BBC, the World Folk Music Association, ASCAP and the Grammy Awards. He has not been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Related ...

Petrie, however, became more enfranchised in the British folk scene when she started playing in a collective with five other female musicians. Petrie has a superb version of Thompson’s “Beeswing” on ...

Universal themes like familial love and the deep resonance of historical memory bridge all cultures, yet each expresses them ...

Fans of Scottish folk songs are in for a treat, as Jim and Susie Malcolm return to Little Rock for a show Saturday at ...

The singer, who passed away Tuesday at AIIMS Delhi, has a body of music that embodies the region’s heart, blending folk ...

Nina Nesbitt's hometown pride pride shines through in 'Mountain Music', which was released via her own label Apple Tree ...

RACINE — The Choral Arts Society of Southeastern Wisconsin will present “Simply Folk,” a concert organizers call “an evening of enjoying the greatest folk songs ever written, performed by ...

Renowned folk artist Sharda Sinha, best known for her moving performances during the Chhath festival, has passed away at 72 at AIIMS in New Delhi. She was battling multiple myeloma, a form of blood ...