“Episode from the Greek War of Independence,” Eugene Delacroix, 1856. In the collection of the National Gallery of Greece. Public Domain Greek folk songs from the 1821 Revolution not only told the ...

Steve Poltz has been joined at the hip with his guitar since the age of 6. The instrument is always within reach to work on ...

Although Connie Converse technically recorded her music in the late 1950s, we’ll include her in this list of 1960s and ’70s folk songs due to when her music first gained significant traction.

It's hard not to feel a taste of real life in Middle America when you listen to the best John Mellencamp songs.

Hurley, a favorite of Cat Power and Lucinda Williams, was 'the purveyor of an eccentric genius and compassionate wit.' ...

The biggest Folk albums of the month (defined in partnership with English Folk Expo) by British and Irish artists, based on sales in the UK of downloads, CDs, vinyl and other formats, plus streams.

The Illinois Crime Commission released a list of "drug-related rock records" in 1971. These are some of the best cuts on the list.

The country music world received more heartbreaking news this week with the death of legendary songwriter Larry Bastian. Bastian was responsible for helping to craft some of Garth Brooks’ biggest hits ...

A folk-song festival will take place in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region on Monday, drawing nearly 200 singers from art troupes across the country. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] A folk ...

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Our staff's favorite songs from a year that confirmed that hip-hop and R&B were now at top 40's center, but also had plenty ...

The family did not offer cause of death or a list of ... s “First Songs,” on Folkways, the acclaimed home of Woody Guthrie and curator Harry Smith’s “Anthology of American Folk Music.” ...