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 ...

To borrow the title of an iconic Townes Van Zandt album, folk music is “a far cry from dead.” Many people view the folk music genre as a thing of the past, antiquated and rendered obsolete. But in ...

Some songs take on more than one meaning over time. Here are some of the most anthemic songs of the 60s, and what they stand for.

Singer-songwriter Cliff Eberhardt brings his folk music and chart-topping album "Knew Things" to Westford on May 8.

The Fortuna Concert Series will present Huayllipacha in a program of Andean folk music at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Fortuna Monday Club, 610 Main St., Fortuna. Tickets are $15 and will be available at ...

La famille LeBlanc is a band based in North Tetagouche, N.B., that has gone viral for combining centuries old Acadian and ...

The community is invited to enjoy bluegrass, old-time and folk music performed by West Virginia musicians Friday, May 1, at ...

CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte Folk Society hosted its second annual Folk Music Festival on Saturday afternoon. Saint Martin’s Episcopal Church and its surrounding streets were filled with the sounds of ...

Though I reserve the right to take all this back in the graphene-slim chance that I am ever nominated for anything, I am ...

Anyone who has spent time listening to folk music knows that it is less about the notes and words and more about the community it fosters between the performers and audience. Few exemplify that more ...

Finland’s approach to modern folk music is vastly different than the singer-songwriter-centric subgenre most Americans are familiar with. Over there, it’s not so much a harbinger of heartbreak or ...

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