In the 1960s, folk music transformed itself from a quaint acoustic rural sound into a form of melodic resistance. Today, we are seeing the return of this powerful art form.

In the spring of 1965, Marianne Faithfull, already a rising star, made her way through Darlington and the surrounding areas, leaving a trail of anecdotes.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After exceedingly high demand, 1960s folk rocker Paul Simon added a new show to his upcoming 2026 U.S. tour. The announcement was ...

Dave Van Ronk was around in Greenwich Village during the folk boom. And he was nicknamed the "Mayor of MacDougal Street" for ...

Phil Ochs, Joan Baez, Nina Simone … none of them could have dreamed of a stage like this. Rows of field laborers hacking at sugar cane with machetes. Workers in harnesses dangling from power poles as ...

In October last year the musician Angeline Morrison, whose 2022 masterpiece The Sorrow Songs drew on deep research to present new folk music that centred the real Black British figures who are often ...

One of the more enduring genres of music, one currently enjoying a modest increase in popularity, is folk music. The traditional genre often touches upon the quotidian topics of everyday life and ...

Savannah offers a diverse weekend: historical talks, a celebrity conversation, a slithering parade, live music, and a camellia festival.

After exceedingly high demand, 1960s folk rocker Paul Simon added a new show to his upcoming 2026 U.S. tour. The announcement was shared on Friday afternoon via Instagram. Simon announced the North ...

After a near-fatal motorcycle crash in 1966, Bob Dylan retreated from the spotlight, reevaluating his relationship with fame ...