The haunting song had been around for decades before a British rock band transformed it into an international sensation.

With roots stretching back centuries and into Appalachia, numerous artists such as Johnny Cash have given their own spin to ...

As folk rock continued its ascendancy in the '70s, luminaries such as Stephen Stills and Noel Redding coalesced into these ...

In the 1970s, folk songs were often masquerading as rock music. But just because a track includes a guitar doesn’t mean it’s always rock. In fact, sometimes those songs can boast an air of traditional ...

There’s nothing quite like a good vocal arrangement in folk music. Here are some folk songs we could listen to all day long, just because of the harmonies. Simon & Garfunkel made their own version of ...

In France, to “sing like a Basque” means you sing “loudly, well, and often,” according to Mark Kurlansky’s Basque History of the World. And it is no wonder why on chant comme un Basque is a French ...

We’ve been following up our list of the 50 best albums of 2022 with more lists that dive deeper into specific genres, and here’s our list of 15 (technically 16) great folk albums from 2022. The albums ...

THE Cellar Folk Club returns after its summer break. On November 2, the guest will be Dónal Maguire, a traditional singer and player of the mandolin and tenor banjo. Originally from Drogheda, Co.

NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND — A decade ago, Pete Seeger gave the organizers of the Newport Folk Festival a mission statement. “If you’re going to have the torch, I need to know you’re going to continue to ...

Onam is Kerala's harvest festival which celebrates abdundance and a good harvest. Malayalam songs play a huge role in the festivites of Onam. Here is a curated list of some Onam folk songs for you to ...