These three folk icons enjoyed pretty amazing comebacks later on in their careers, and I think they very much deserved the ...

Vashti Bunyan almost vanished from folk music history, until her previously unsuccessful 1970 album became successful with ...

Sea shanties have survived for centuries, far beyond the golden age of seafaring. A lot of them have strong ties to New England’s maritime culture, especially the culture built around the whaling ...

"The Wassail Bowl," printed in The Illustrated London News on Dec. 22, 1860. Going door to door and offering a song or performance in exchange for a drink or money is a centuries-old English custom.

While a lot of folk artists are elusive, Graham Nash's connection with his hometown allowed him to become one of the most ...

Looking back on the political output of folk singer Ewan MacColl, who wrote protest songs for the Communist Party of Great ...

The New England folk community is creating a Saturday afternoon folk festival in honor of the “Sunday Night Folk Festival.” Over a dozen folk artists who have appreciated radio host Susan Forbes ...