These three female folk artists changed the genre in very important ways, and their stories couldn't be more different than one another.

The awards will be presented on the first night of Folk Alliance International’s 38th annual conference, set for Jan. 21-25 in New Orleans.

Amid a 24-hour news cycle and personalized algorithms, a wave of young artists are reviving bold, plainspoken protest music that cuts through the noise.

Peter Yarrow, iconic folk singer-songwriter and member of Peter, Paul and Mary, has died at age 86 in New York. His group’s influence spanned the 1960s, winning five Grammys and performing at key ...

SHAWANO (WLUK) -- It bills itself as a way for people to get together, have fun, and enjoy some tunes. The 45th Shawano Folk Music Festival kicks off Friday. Volunteers are on the move Thursday ...

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 ...

Instructor Kyong Sun Kim leads the Arirang Texas Group during practice at the Carrollton Senior Center. At Carrollton Senior Center, metallic clicks ring out as pingpong balls are served. The soft ...

The biggest folk festival in Scandinavia and the Baltics is revealing the first highlights of its 2026 programme. The initial artists announced are Shetland pianist Amy Laurenson (GB), the ...

SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) -- For nearly three decades, members of a Santa Ana-based Mexican folk music group, Son Del Centro, have been advocates for social justice. Their music is rooted in the Gulf ...

A night of folk and storytelling is coming to The Artists Hand Gallery and Espresso Bar, inviting the community to listen and ...

You might believe these three classic country songs were contemporary creations, but that is not the case, as they are storied folk songs.

Greenwich Village in the 1960s was home to a counterculture folk music scene that produced legendary artists like Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Janis Joplin and Joni Mitchell. A network of cafes and bars that ...