The last time folk music truly mattered, the world was on edge. In the 1960s, a young Bob Dylan arrived in New York armed with a guitar, a harmonica, and a deep suspicion of authority. His songs ...

Crys Matthews won song of the year for "Sleeves Up." ...

The Folk Alliance International (FAI), the foremost global nonprofit for folk music, has unveiled the Artist of the Year, ...

Over the years, "The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face" has been recorded by countless artists, and Roberta Flack's 1972 ...

Last January, Evanston Folk Choir co-founder and professional musician Kaitlin Foley excitedly wrote in her journal that 37 ...

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 ...

For more than six decades, the University of Chicago Folk Festival has brought together an array of musicians and performers from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds—all united through a love for ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — New York Folklore is putting on its final event in a free, three-part showcase of the Capital Region’s folk music traditions. The show will feature The Kleiner Klezmer ...

The Lok Rang Festival continues in Bhopal on January 29 and 30 with folk music, cultural shows, craft stalls, and food fairs at Ravindra Bhavan and MVM campus. Nimari folk singing and Punjabi folk and ...