Folk music is no longer what it used to be, and that is thanks to these three trailblazing contemporary artists.

The year 1975 didn't just host classics from David Bowie and Led Zeppelin; it also hosted some staple folk songs by Bob Dylan ...

15 excellent folk songs from the 1970s In the ‘70s, folk and folk rock didn’t need one big bang moment like country had in 1973. The genres had already experienced an evolution in the mid-‘60s.

Peter, Paul and Mary's Noel Paul Stookey says he and Peter Yarrow still believe in music as a way to make the world a kinder place. See them in Mesa.

In fact, Hickerson is the reason that so much of what is known about folk music exists at all. When he died on August 17 at ...

Mary has cited the likes of Fairport Convention, Yes and other ’60s/’70s British folk and prog as an influence on her music, and now she’s made us a list of her favorite songs from those ...

Ian Tyson, a towering figure in Canadian music who found his greatest renown as half of the ’60s folk-singing duo Ian and Sylvia, died Thursday at 89. The cause of death was attributed to ...

Folk-rock trio The Sweet Remains will perform at Caffe Lena both Friday and Saturday. “Our music is very much rooted in the music of the ’60s and ’70s,” said Rich Price.

Ian Tyson, of Renowned ’60s Folk Duo Ian and Sylvia, Dies at 89 The singer reinvented himself as a rancher and cowboy artist based in his native Canada from the '70s forward.