As music genres fade in and out of popularity, the most successful and interesting artists and albums will influence the tastes and styles of future music. So, when it comes to folk music in ...

The late 19th century sparked a movement to preserve musical traditions, which was eventually solidified as the folk genre in the following century. Elizabeth Cotten helped to define folk music ...

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Janis Ian. Greenwich Village in the 1960s was home to a counterculture folk music scene that produced legendary artists like Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Janis Joplin and Joni Mitchell.

The Folk Collective at Passim is committed to honoring and expanding the narrative of folk music by centering the stories, sounds, and perspectives of artists whose voices have long been part ...

The ever-underrated Linda Perhacs didn’t release her first record until 1970, but she was hard at work in the late 1960s writing music. We still think she deserves a spot on our list of folk ...

The National Folk Festival, which kicks off its three-year Jackson residency in November 2025, has announced the second round of artists. Produced by the National Council for the Traditional Arts ...