In an uncertain time, folk musician Jesse Welles – a four-time Grammy Award-nominee from Ozark, Arkansas – is reinvigorating the spirit and relevance of the protest song, spreading messages on such ...

Have you ever just had your world absolutely reordered because of a piece of music? If you consider yourself a devout music fan, then you surely have, and one genre that seemingly tends to lead to ...

The last time folk music truly mattered, the world was on edge. In the 1960s, a young Bob Dylan arrived in New York armed ...

The 1960s was a golden era for folk music, with many iconic artists leaving their mark. However, the contributions of female singers are often overlooked. This article will spotlight the legendary ...

The 1960s folk revival may have peaked by the middle of the decade, but several influential artists carried on the tradition.

Well before acts like Waxahatchee, Jessica Pratt, Angel Olsen, Big Thief, Bedouine, and more readily brought folk sounds to the indie sphere, a swath of women singer-songwriters did their part to ...

Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter best known as one-third of Peter, Paul and Mary, the folk-music trio whose impassioned harmonies transfixed millions as they lifted their voices in favor of civil ...

The 1960s was a golden era for music, bringing us some of the most unforgettable songs of all time. This decade saw the rise of rock, pop, soul, and folk music, with artists experimenting with new ...

Bob Dylan and Betsy Siggins at Club 47. Siggins played a role in starting Club 47, was the executive director of Club Passim and helped found the New England Folk Music Archives. (WBUR) In the late ...

Mary Travers, one part of the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary, which used beautiful, tranquil harmonies to convey the angst and turmoil of the Vietnam anti-war movement, racial discrimination and more, ...

Music was the heartbeat of the Civil Rights era. It provided a powerful voice for change by transforming spirituals and folk ...

The singer-songwriter influenced generations of musicians.