Country music isn't for everyone, though some elements are worthy of being heard. Dwight Yoakam has always been ...

Dan Maher, the folk singer and producer whose program aired for decades on KPBX and other public radio stations in the ...

Award-winning North East folk act The Young'uns are celebrating two decades of singing together via a series of very special ...

The singer-songwriter and producer uses “shadow” as an intersection of genres that show off her tendency to experiment.

Bob Dylan was many things to many people: a folk music icon, a civil rights activist, and a singing revolutionary. He ...

The band’s 13th album, titled simply Love, may or may not contain some political points, but it does contain more examples of ...

These powerful protest songs are still inspiring people young and old today, and some of these tracks are decades old.

Evan Honer is one of the fastest-rising musicians in the undefined genre of 'Americana' — falling somewhere between alt-country, indie and folk with just ...

How Mr. Bojangles transformed from a real-life New Orleans jail regular to an international folk standard in less than a decade.

Connie Francis' biggest songs were released in the late 50s and early 60s, but this trailblazing singer’s music continues to ...

Folk music of all stripes brings people together. This year, its organizers say, that’s more important than ever.

The experimental folk musician and a music historian wander around SoHo in search of long-lost friends and neighbors.