Even though most would argue that folk music really had its heyday in the 1960s, the 1970s also brought a seriously compelling slate of folksy tunes. Especially early in the decade, releases from ...

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s recording of Jerry Jeff Walker’s “Mr. Bojangles” was a hit back in 1970. The group came together in the late 1960s, but their 1970s albums like The Dirt Band and Will The ...

Big Sur Folk Festival set, Linda Ronstadt announces The Early Years — with 2 rare live tracks from that 1970 performance.

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 ...

Tom Shipley of the 1960s and 1970s folk-rock duo Brewer & Shipley has died at the age of 84, reports the New York Times. Shipley's death on August 24 was confirmed by his son, Marc, to the paper, ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. After a 6-year hiatus, Long Island-based singer/songwriter Joe Iadanza ...

Neil Young proved that some songs are worth the wait when he surprised fans at Colorado's Fiddler's Green Amphitheater with his first performance of "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" in six years. The ...

TORONTO -- Canadian folk singer and songwriter Kate McGarrigle, best known for performing with her sister Anna, has died from complications of cancer. She was 63. McGarrigle's brother-in-law, Dane ...