On April 11, 1961, a 19-year-old Bob Dylan took the stage at Gerde's Folk City —at the time the most prestigious folk venue ...

Purists may lament the electric guitars in folk-rock, but these 1977 classics echo the poetry of acoustic roots music.

Nobody was doing folk rock justice quite like a few incredible musicians in the 1970s. In fact, the genre has come to be ...

In its essence, folk music is music for the people — an art form inextricably intertwined with the soul of a region. Its nature is inherently visual, conjuring vivid imagery with just a single ...

Bould O’Donoghue is an old Irish song about a young Irish lad unparalleled in the arts of seduction. After breaking the ...

Held annually in early April, the festival has grown into what organizers describe as the largest free folk music festival in ...

Folk Fest week on Juneau Afternoon continues with 2026 Guest Artist Willi Carlisle, plus Hannah Read shares tunes ahead of ...

Senior staff writer Alaina Babb argues that folk music is far from dead, continuing to shape political discourse and movements across generations ...

U2 guitarist the Edge said the band is working with Brian Eno on music with an Irish folk element, which could appear on their next album. Following 2017’s Songs of Experience, U2 released Songs of ...

The 41st annual Tucson Folk Festival brings 450 musicians to six downtown stages for 150 performances over three days. And ...

Tarntanya/Adelaide five-piece Any Young Mechanic have detailed their debut LP, The Modern Shoe Is Ruining The Foot, and shared new single "Pretty Strange World".