Sam Amidon mines the ‘intensity & strangeness’ of tradition to make music uniquely his own ... but he’s mostly known for recasting traditional American folk songs into vibrant contemporary ...

Folk music will never die, and these forgotten folk albums from the 1970s deserve to be dusted off and enjoyed in the modern age.

In the second instalment of his guide to the best in new, forward-thinking folk music, Patrick Clarke explores the relationship ... source material that Shirley Collins was looking at – the ...

Humans must have learned to sing early in our history because “we can find something we can call music in every society ... two recordings of the English folk song “Scarborough Fair ...

In Nashville, we love our country, Americana and folk music — all of which had exciting nominations in their respective ...

Mississippi John Hurt, an American musician ... etc.). As with folk musician Clarence Ashley (who actually had performed at ...

Coulter has been performing and recording traditional Celtic and American folk music for more than 30 years. He studied classical guitar and earned a master’s degree in music from the San ...

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.