In the 1970s, it seemed like every other band was a folk-rock band. Consequently, the decade’s catalog is packed full of folk rock classics. Thanks to the sheer amount of material, it’s overwhelming ...

It's considered to be one of the best folk songs of all time.

The beauty and intrigue of folk music are often in the details. Folk songwriters, in poetic verses, put up a mirror to the human condition, revealing the good, the bad, and the uncomfortably ugly. And ...

American folk songs have an evergreen charm that still connects with people today. These songs tell stories about freedom, love, hard work, hope, and everyday American life in a simple but meaningful ...

The new musical group American Patchwork Quartet releases a self-titled debut album on Friday. The group approaches folk classics with musicians that reflect the diversity of today's United States.

Cellist Denise Djokic has recorded a warm and wonderful CD called Folk Lore. Djokic's music is inspired by folk songs such as Tarantella, an Italian folk dance that inspired Stravinsky. Tom Manoff has ...

In 1962, Peter Yarrow adapted "Puff, the Magic Dragon" as a sweet, innocent children's song. But according to the U.S. government, it was actually disguised drug propaganda. "We put it on the album, ...

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Even though it feels like something of a cliché to call Nick Drake's story a tragic one, it's hard to think of a more fitting term. How else to describe the tale of brilliantly talented, troubled ...

Classic Revolution, the annual summer classical music festival organized by Lotte Concert Hall, will trace the canon back to its folk roots this year, gathering some of the world's busiest performers ...