Folk music has evolved and changed through the years, but it’s never really gone away. While there are a few stellar folk acts out there in the modern world today, you just can’t beat the classics.

Folk originates from the German word "volk," which means "the people." And that's what folk is at its core: from the people, documented and shared with individual experience in mind. The late 19th ...

Thousands of travelers will head to New Orleans in January for the 38th annual Folk Alliance International Conference, the largest gathering of folk musicians and industry officials worldwide. ByGary ...

Music lovers know that many factors make for a good song, one of them being poetic lyrics. Are you partial toward songs with heartbreaking lines and complex plots? Here are 25 modern bands that prove ...

Folk music custodian Mame Khan, the first Indian folk artist at Cannes, champions preserving cultural heritage while evolving tradition. He advocates for greater recognition and credit for folk ...

Contrary to Wynton Marsalis and Stanley Crouch, jazz is no longer an American or, even more specifically, Afro-American art form. Jazz has, in fact, always been about incorporating music from various ...

When we think of the folk revival scene of the 1960s, we often look to Bob Dylan, Simon & Garfunkel, and even Woody Guthrie’s storied career. However, there were incredible female folk singers who ...

Like the folk music it celebrates, the South Florida Folk & Acoustic Music Festival is a living and breathing entity, constantly evolving and growing with each edition. This year’s 36th annual ...