To borrow the title of an iconic Townes Van Zandt album, folk music is “a far cry from dead.” Many people view the folk music genre as a thing of the past, antiquated and rendered obsolete. But in ...
Michael Stock has been hosting “Folk & Acoustic Music” on WLRN, South Florida Public Radio for over 30 years. Michael was introduced to folk music back in high school when a teacher at Miami Beach ...
If an eye toward trends prevents a full immersion into folk tradition, how popular can folk music truly become?
NPR: Joe Hickerson didn't just document American folk music. He shaped it
Library of Congress archivist Joe Hickerson has died at 89. For decades, he worked to preserve America's collection of folk music and served as director of the library's American Folklife Center. Joe ...
LancasterOnline: Finding my place in the storytelling of folk music [Unscripted column]
American Songwriter: 3 Folk Lyrics That Completely Changed How Songwriters Wrote Music
Folk music has come and gone in various evolutions over the decades. Let’s look at a few memorable folk songs with particularly memorable lines that really changed the genre in big ways. Some of these ...
Vatican II allowed the presence of “the music of the people” at Mass. Folk music, the music that is indigenous to each of the various nations of the world and to the ethnic cultures found within those ...
Paste: Folk Music from Another World: Iris DeMent, Greg Brown, Rufus Wainwright & Dom Flemons
Folk Music from Another World: Iris DeMent, Greg Brown, Rufus Wainwright & Dom Flemons