Folk music’s power to unite was apparent in late 2022 when “Stefania” won that year’s Eurovision Song Contest. The song and ...

Folk music comes in and out of vogue, and it’s been that way since the folk singer-songwriter boom of the 1960s. Naturally, some of the biggest names in folk have had their career ups and downs. But ...

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 ...

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

This past January, singer/songwriter Julie Byrne released her second full-length album, Not Even Happiness. Byrne currently lives in New York City, where she works seasonally as a Central Park ranger, ...

CONCORD – Explore the roots of New England’s unique and beautiful folk music tradition via Concord Community Music School’s new “New England Roots & Branches” series, debuting in January 2025. Some of ...

Folk music has come and gone in various evolutions over the decades. Let’s look at a few memorable folk songs with particularly memorable lines that really changed the genre in big ways. Some of these ...

For more than six decades, the University of Chicago Folk Festival has brought together an array of musicians and performers from a diverse range of cultural backgrounds—all united through a love for ...

The world of music is constantly changing. Genres such as folk-pop, indie-folk, and country music are currently experiencing a real cultural hype. The folk-pop scene in particular seems to be gaining ...

The Vancouver Folk Music Festival has unveiled its 2026 line-up, with a mix of iconic veteran acts (the UK’s Billy Bragg), ...

Norwegian poet Wera Saether founded 'Mayer Tori' to preserve authentic Bengali folk traditions by teaching children traditional music.