Fifty-eight years ago today, one of the most influential folk singers in American history died after a long illness.

On October 3, 1967, the world lost a pioneering folk icon just as his music was reaching a new audience, thanks to the 1960s folk revival.

Folk music. "A total of 94 songs, this set comprises every song which appeared in Ruth Crawford Seeger's famous children's book of the same title Table of contents Yonder she comes -- Down came a lady ...

The Providence musician released his first album of Black mountain music during America’s racial reckoning. Amid Trump’s DEI purge and environmental collapse, his Afrofuturist folk hits different.

Woody Guthrie fans will soon get new music from the revolutionary folk singer 58 years after his death. Guthrie’s estate and Shamus Records will release “Woody at Home, Vol. 1 and 2″ on Thursday, Aug.

People are drinking less these days — trending toward moderation or non-alcoholic alternatives on a night out, according to recent industry reports. But songs about drinking never seem to go out of ...

Beginning with an Oct. 18 concert, the early and baroque music organization Crescendo plans to bring seldom heard selections ...

Yusuf Islam, the folk singer also known as Cat Stevens, has announced the North American book tour to promote his new memoir ...

FW-ASCH-5RR-2617 contains children's songs (although some might be considered to be more for adults than children) sung by Hermes Nye, who recorded several albums for Folkways. (This particular ...