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 ...

House Of The Rising Sun” may be known by several 1960s and 1970s iterations, but it’s far from a mid-20th-century song. The roots of this particular traditional folk song have been traced back to the ...

“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 ...

In the second instalment of his guide to the best in new, forward-thinking folk music, Patrick Clarke explores the ... or the slinky ‘Riding The Stang’ – the only non-traditional song on the album, ...

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 ...

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.