Tom Lewis has been appointed as President of Fontana after previously serving as co-president of Decca Records. The revamped ...

Folk is having a huge resurgence recently and there are plenty of bands championning the sound, these are the five you need ...

At 84, a folk music trailblazer connected to Bob Dylan and Paul Simon may be on the cusp of a historic career milestone.

Though the term “folk music” goes back to the mid-19th century, its modern coinage typically refers to the post-war folk revivals in England and America—though it can also describe any indigenous ...

Perhaps fittingly for a radio host with a legendary self-effacing delivery, Dick Pleasants began his on-air career on a small scale at the age of 10 by reaching out through the airwaves to his ...

Bob Dylan and The Beatles may have been friendly, but the lyrical master knew the Fab Four ended up destroying musical genres. Read more here.

The Kutztown Folk Music Society has announced its 2023 concert season, and it looks like there’ll be something for everyone who enjoys genuine, traditional and original folk music. Presenting a wide ...

A PARTICULAR IDEA of Ireland’s traditional music is fixed in the global imagination. You may have seen it play out in “The Banshees of Inisherin”, an Oscar-nominated film: as locals quaff Guinness, ...