Folk music has evolved and changed through the years, but it’s never really gone away. While there are a few stellar folk acts out there in the modern world today, you just can’t beat the classics.
Nearly sixty years after Neil Young released Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere, a debate remains amongst fans and music ...
Greenwich Village in the 1960s was home to a counterculture folk music scene that produced legendary artists like Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Janis Joplin and Joni Mitchell. A network of cafes and bars that ...
Peter Yarrow, who helped make folk music a pop phenomenon in the 1960s as one-third of the vocal trio Peter, Paul and Mary, died Tuesday at his home in New York. He was 86. His death was confirmed by ...
Over six decades after she first hit the scene, Judy Collins remains one of the most iconic artists of the '60s folk movement. The musician, who had hits with her takes on "Both Sides Now," "Amazing ...
Paul Simon Always Felt He Came in 'Second' to This '60s Folk Hero originally appeared on Parade. The music industry of the 1960s was constantly evolving, and Paul Simon was keenly aware of its ...
Few people have done more to advance and celebrate folk music than Jim Kweskin. At 84, he's been playing folk, jug music and Americana for over 70 years. He started the Jim Kweskin Jug Band, which ...
Old folkies never die. They just get mercilessly mocked by Christopher Guest and company. "A Mighty Wind" is a breath - make that gust - of fresh air, a smart, rollicking spoof. Rounding up ...