In 1966, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Donovan, and other famous folk acts were still walking, talking, and doing their thing. However, the year saw the rise of some newbies and the resurgence of some oldies.

Folk’s emphasis on authenticity and community has renewed appeal in today’s beard-friendly, organic-appreciating culture.

The psych-folk collective fronted by Jeremy Earl has done more than release nine albums of memerizing music, they’ve also created an entire community and support system through their Woodsist label.

One example demonstrating a baneful effect on the Catholic Church in America is the journey that Irish folk music has made from its homeland, through America and then through decades of popular ...

These four folk songs from different eras of the genre made folk music cool again, and they've aged pretty well today.

Lorde’s ‘Solar Power’ video is the latest example of music’s new obsession with folk horror. Ed Power speaks to some of the musicians seeking to bring disquiet and pulpy pageantry to their ...

Consider, for example, the rich traditions of Negro spirituals, the essence of which were captured in the music of Florence Price. Her Negro Folksongs in Counterpoint, arranged for string quartet, is ...

The 1968 Newport Folk Festival was an incongruity at best. With interest in traditional forms of folk music apparently at a low ebb, the Festival was torn between the presentation of big names who ...

To combine the two fantasies of “folk” and “Brooklyn” is to lock eyes with a righteous monster wearing a delicate flower crown.

Why were representatives of genres such as jazz, classical, and folk music largely absent from the Hyundai Mercury Prize shortlist?

Give peace a chance - and do it with some old fashioned live folk music. Here are some of the best folk music venues in Chicago.