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

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 ...

Dhurandhar 2 revives Rasputin’s legacy, tracing its melody back to the Turkish folk song Katibim and its journey across ...

Folk songs have a particular place in the world. Unlike many other genres, folk songs are meant to be meditated on. Listeners are meant to chew on the lyrics to gain some understanding of the world ...

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 ...

On February 23, 1940, American folk legend Woody Guthrie wrote 'This Land is My Land' in his hotel room in New York City. The song would go on to become one of the most influential and iconic folk ...

A song performed for decades by white musicians began as a work song by Black men building the Western North Carolina ...

Over the next few days, the Canadian roots music movers and shakers will congregate in Cowtown for the Canadian Folk Music ...

Abbey Blackwell is a top-shelf bassist, and you don’t have to take my word for it. Instead, you can ask the diverse and ...

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

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