Catching up with London's Goblin Band, vocalist and hurdy-gurdy player Rowan Gatherer tell us the one record we must hear ...

The magic of Marshall music and the wry wit of Beans on Toast take center stage for an unforgettable evening of storytelling, spitballing, improv and thought-provoking revelry. Outlaw UK folk singer ...

Five folk acts are writing and composing a song about people whose lives have been influenced by - or changed track - thanks to trains Folk music tells the story of everyday life, with melodies and ...

These three female folk artists changed the genre in very important ways, and their stories couldn't be more different than one another.

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 ...

A folk music trio is set to perform in Greenock this weekend. Snowgoose, a harmony-rich folk group, will be playing at The Wyllieum on November 23 from 7pm to 10pm. The band consists of Jim McCulloch ...

The legendary festival, where Bob Dylan went electric and so much more, is the subject of Newport & the Great Folk Dream featuring previously unreleased footage One of the Mangold film’s antagonists, ...

Source: CC0 Creative Commons Free for commercial use No attribution required Yesterday saw the announcement of the 2018 Hyundai Mercury Prize, an annual music award for the best album released in the ...

An award-winning folk act is set to perform at Frome's Cheese and Grain later this month. The Young'uns will take to the stage on Tuesday, May 27, as part of their 20th anniversary UK tour. The ...

These days, the genre “folk” is folkin’ difficult to categorize. When we rounded the up the best folk albums of 2018, the list consisted of veterans (like Laura Veirs and Alela Diane) and newcomers ...

Many people know the protest songs of the 1960s and '70s, born of the civil rights movement and the social and political upheaval sparked by the Vietnam War. Today, hip-hop has taken the lead in ...

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 ...