To borrow the title of an iconic Townes Van Zandt album, folk music is “a far cry from dead.” Many people view the folk music genre as a thing of the past, antiquated and rendered obsolete. But in ...

If an eye toward trends prevents a full immersion into folk tradition, how popular can folk music truly become?

What makes folk music, folk music? Is it its sound, or thematic and tonal origin? Well, like all music genres, there isn’t one thing that defines folk music. However, if one were trying to narrow down ...

When your scribe first visited the Viljandi Folk Music Festival in 2021, it was still straggling along within the lockdown period, held with a reduced crowd capacity. The long weekend seemed perfectly ...

In its essence, folk music is music for the people — an art form inextricably intertwined with the soul of a region. Its nature is inherently visual, conjuring vivid imagery with just a single ...

“Part hootenanny, part progressive issues rally, part hero tribute....universal in its message and personal in its delivery....a gathering of the clan” HOCH’S JUKEBOX “The talented cast pulled the ...

B-Side presented their second, hopefully annual, “Femmes in Folk” music festival April 26, fundraising for Bay Area Girls ...

Fans of acoustic folk rock are in for a treat on Thursday, Feb. 13, when Gathering Time takes the stage at My Father’s Place. The Long Island-based trio, known for their signature tight harmonies and ...

The music from major new Scottish folk musical Ballad Lines will be released as an ambitious 18 track concept album on 12th September, bringing together leading female folk and theatre artists from ...

Painted wings and giant's rings make way for other toys . . . Patrick Dupre Quigley admits that he gets "a little misty" whenever he hears those lines from "Puff The Magic Dragon," a song his mother ...