Lead Belly is another important figure in the early stages of folk. You might recognize one of his trademark songs " Where Did You Sleep Last Night ." The song dates back to the 1800s, but was sung by ...

If there is one Manx folk song guaranteed to get everyone singing the chorus and clapping and yee-harr-ing, it is ‘The Laxey ...

I was 21, so you can imagine what that meant to me.” Born in 1935, Seeger grew up in New York, part of American folk music royalty. Her father was a pioneering musicologist. Seeger’s half ...

Watching the film, “A Complete Unknown,” about Bob Dylan and his early days starting out on his road to fame, helped me realize how much this musician was such an ...

Reflections on resilience: Achill Island in the 1950s was a place where survival depended on resourcefulness, hard work, and the strength of communal bonds. While modern influences gradually reshaped ...

Ellen Stekert, 89, is releasing her first independent album this year. Now if she could just find her treasured 1955 Martin ...

Lavalletters saw some doo-wop, rock and folk music action Saturday, when singer and presenter Phil Bruschi brought his program “One-Hit Wonders ...

The American folk music legend died Monday at age 94 of natural ... Seeger founded The Weavers in 1950 with Hays, Ronnie Gilbert, and Fred Hellerman. Their version of Lead Belly's "Goodnight ...

February 7, 2025 • The fingerstyle guitarist builds worlds with her music; at the Tiny Desk, Yasmin Williams invites us into hers.

In The Wire 493, George Rayner-Law argues that as interest in English folk song grows once again, practitioners, critics and listeners should consider carefully the ideological currents beneath the su ...

celebrating the very best in folk music in Ireland from the past year - view the shortlist in full below. The winners will be announced at a special show hosted by RTÉ's John Creedon at Vicar ...

“Like A Rolling Stone” was released in 1965 and is probably Bob Dylan’s most well-known folk rock anthem. It was the perfect opener for Highway 61 Revisited, and it’s still a deeply loved ...