Playlist gets refresh: Folk Alley updated its 'Classic Folk' channel, adding a rotating mix of tracks from across folk history to maintain variety. Spanning generations: The lineup includes icons like ...

Playing folk music with electric guitars can, as Bob Dylan experienced, anger the purists with a supposed sense of betrayal. But even with electricity and volume, the poetry that defines many folk ...

Emmylou Harris has the kind of voice that can make any song better, but she struggled with the decision of whether or not to record this classic folk song that is now an invariable part of her musical ...

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Syracuse, N.Y. — The gilded walls of the Landmark Theatre turned green Wednesday night as punk veterans Flogging Molly filled the charming venue with raucous music and a rowdy crowd. The ...

Even though most would argue that folk music really had its heyday in the 1960s, the 1970s also brought a seriously compelling slate of folksy tunes. Especially early in the decade, releases from ...

The Kingston Trio helped revive the folk music movement in the late 1950s and 1960s with hits like “Tom Dooley,” which as a 45 rpm earned a gold record and led the band to earn a second gold record ...