In 1965, just as folk music was about to turn into folk rock, a little-known American living in England released his first ...

If an eye toward trends prevents a full immersion into folk tradition, how popular can folk music truly become?

Richie Havens, the folk-blues singer who achieved icon status after opening Woodstock, died 13 years ago today at age 72.

Folk originates from the German word "volk," which means "the people." And that's what folk is at its core: from the people, documented and shared with individual experience in mind. The late 19th ...

Folk music has evolved and changed through the years, but it’s never really gone away. While there are a few stellar folk acts out there in the modern world today, you just can’t beat the classics.

Next Stage Arts and Twilight Music present a special evening of contemporary folk music on Saturday, May 2 at 7:30 p.m. This ...

Irish musician and Clannad lead singer Moya Brennan has died, aged 73. The folk star, often hailed as the First Lady of ...

The performance is part of her new tour, Springshine, which aims to celebrate "renewal, song and connection".

Singer-songwriter Cliff Eberhardt brings his folk music and chart-topping album "Knew Things" to Westford on May 8.

Family Folk Machine's spring concert is set for 3 p.m., Sunday, May 2, at the Englert Theatre.

Anyone who has spent time listening to folk music knows that it is less about the notes and words and more about the community it fosters between the performers and audience. Few exemplify that more ...

The set-up for a typical Jesse Welles video is simple: the 32-year-old stands in an open field under a string of powerlines, clutching an acoustic guitar. From behind a tousled, curly mop of hair, he ...