The Byrds almost covered another Bob Dylan track before settling on a folk standard Pete Seeger wrote in the late 1950s.

THAT INSPIRED BOB DYLAN. HERE AT THE WOODS HOLE FILM FESTIVAL, THIS CROWD IS BUZZING, BUT THEY AREN’T HERE FOR AN INDIE MOVIE SCREENING. THIS IS A PANEL DISCUSSION FEATURING A LOCAL CELEBRITY. I’M ...

A new documentary, Newport & The Great Folk Dream, uses rare archival footage and fresh interviews to revisit the legendary 1960s festival that shaped modern music The film spotlights Bob Dylan’s ...

The 2024 Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown introduced the history of the Newport Folk Festival to an entirely new generation of music fans. But recreations of the 1963, 1964, and 1965 festivals were ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Joby Sessions/Future Publishing Folk hero and activist Peggy Seeger has carved out quite ...

The 1960s were the most interesting times to be youth in the west. London had a remarkable metamorphosis from a ‘gloomy, grimy post-war capital into a bright epicentre of style’. It became the focal ...