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Everybody has a story to tell. Folk singers like Bob Dylan and Nanci Griffith just tend to tell stories better than most.

We Black Folk challenges the public’s often white-washed idea of folk music and welcomes artists of color into the folk community.

Paul Simon's self-titled solo album, released two years after his split from longtime collaborator Art Garfunkel of Simon & Garfunkel, was a major success. The album Paul Simon was released in January ...

The Moonbellies will perform their folk music, known for harmonies and fiddle lines, at The Meeting House on March 27.

Many people associate Irish music with folk songs played in pubs, poignant lyrics rooted in oral tradition, distinctive ...

Set in the scenic Hatfield Park in Hertfordshire, the popular festival will take place on Sunday, July 19, and promises a diverse line-up across two stages, with folk, fusion, blu ...

Rod Stewart’s 1971 No. 1 hit Maggie May launched his solo superstardom and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2017.

Folk music at The Celt Pub in Dublin, Ireland. Irish pubs all over Ireland are always full of music, laughter, and soul. There's no place like it in the world when it comes to Irish pubs. An Irish pub ...

Sam Amidon — a singer and multi-instrumentalist from Vermont, now based in London — grew up playing a New England folk style of fiddle.

The 2004 song Wagon Wheel by Old Crow Medicine Show began with a Bob Dylan demo and became one of the most overplayed songs ...

Pioneering British new wave/post-punk band The Psychedelic Furs will be bringing a blast from the past to the Sunday night ...