With its poetic lyrics and haunting melodies, contemporary folk music is, at its best, deeply evocative. The elusive genre is hard to pin down, often blending traditional acoustics with elements of ...

The sun will be gone by the time you finish reading this. These seasonally-appropriate folk albums will still be there.

This weekend in Livermore, Americana music fans can revel in a tribute to two monumental American songwriters, Bob Dylan and ...

Three folk lyrics that have etched themselves into the memories of many music lovers, thanks to their incredibly timeless sentiments.

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 ...

For decades, Bob Dylan has been one of the most iconic figures in American folk music. Over the 60-plus years of his career, Dylan has won dozens of awards, including ten Grammy Awards (out of almost ...

Joe Hickerson, a beloved archivist at the Library of Congress, died last week in Portland, Oregon. He was 89. For more than three decades, he worked to preserve America's collection of folk music. NPR ...

Timing can be a fickle thing in the music industry, which would explain why a pioneering folk icon left this world just as his prolific catalogue was reaching a brand new audience. Prior to the singer ...

In the Mountain Strings, Celtic and American Ensembles, BYU students explore various types of music from around the world, from Ireland and Scotland to Russia and Macedonia. Mark Geslison has been ...