but he’s mostly known for recasting traditional American folk songs into vibrant contemporary soundscapes. He spoke to NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Tom Casciato about his Vermont ...

We’re getting on in our look back at seminal songs from the 1970s ... who released a self-titled folk-rock album in 1971 ...

“Mr. Tambourine Man” is a song that was written by folk rock icon Bob Dylan and released back in 1965. This song has been recorded multiple times through the years, and it was famously covered ...

The chart visualizes two recordings of the English folk song “Scarborough Fair ... Each person sang a traditional song, recited its lyrics, played an instrumental version of its melody ...

Listening to the third album by this American folk trio, I was surprised to hear a ... It's an appropriate setting for a band who started out doing versions of traditional folk songs. They initially ...

Ella Jenkins, the prolific musician, educator, and entertainer known as the “First Lady of Children’s Folk Song,” has died.

The Smithsonian's collections and archives are a rich source of information on American folk music and its many genres. Smithsonian Folkways is home to a significant collection of folk music ...

The great folksong revival of the 1940s through 1960s made rural white and African American artists and their music favorites of audiences everywhere. While key figures associated with the American ...

Folk music is traditional music that belongs to a particular ... For example there's English folk music, Scottish folk music, American folk music, Russian folk music and so on.