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 ...

And throughout that time, he released hits like “Nora” and “Mursheen Durkin.” While never losing his passion for music, sadly ...

Bluegrass pioneer Bill Clifton died at 95 after a career dedicated to preserving traditional American folk music and taking ...

The enduring myth is that the Beatles and their UK brethren were a much-needed shot in the arm for an otherwise moribund American pop music scene of the early 1960s. The story goes that “the ...

American folk songs from the 1940s had a huge impact on the sound of the 1960s. And these three tracks, specifically, still resonate.

The classic albums that define folk rock present a myriad of salt-of-the-earth poets pondering philosophical pitfalls. With those gentle, reflective perspectives comes an equally diverse array of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The story of America can be told through the lyrics of folk music – songs of the Great Depression, the civil rights era, and the ...

OAKLAND, Calif. — I’m remembering a quote from television producer David Simon (The Wire) who when producing his at-the-time new show on post-Katrina New Orleans, Treme, argued for music — not movies ...

Library of Congress archivist Joe Hickerson has died at 89. For decades, he worked to preserve America's collection of folk music and served as director of the library's American Folklife Center. Joe ...

LOS ANGELES -- The voice on the other end of the line sounds a bit winded at first, giving his caller momentary pause that perhaps the years are finally catching up on the dean of American folk ...

ANN ARBOR, MI - The Grammy-nominated American Patchwork Quartet plans to reveal the global influences woven into American folk music when it performs at The Ark Sunday, Aug. 16. Tickets cost $29 to ...

Long before the Revolutionary War, numerous traditions of Indigenous music flourished in places later incorporated into the United States. European music was heard in the New World from the earliest ...