In an uncertain time, folk musician Jesse Welles – a four-time Grammy Award-nominee from Ozark, Arkansas – is reinvigorating the spirit and relevance of the protest song, spreading messages on such ...

The Folk Alliance International (FAI), the foremost global nonprofit for folk music, has unveiled the International Folk ...

I'm With Her's new album, "Wild and Clear and Blue," reflects on the passage of time and honors influences like Nanci Griffith and John Prine. The trio, comprised of Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan, and ...

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 ...

Tucker Zimmerman, a cult folk music icon, was killed on Saturday in a house fire, according to multiple reports. He was 84. Zimmerman’s wife, Marie-Claire Lambert, was also killed in the fire which ...

Tucker Zimmerman emerged on the folk music scene in 1969 and developed a cult following in the genre. He continued releasing music as recently as 2025.

What makes folk music, folk music? Is it its sound, or thematic and tonal origin? Well, like all music genres, there isn’t one thing that defines folk music. However, if one were trying to narrow down ...

Last January, Evanston Folk Choir co-founder and professional musician Kaitlin Foley excitedly wrote in her journal that 37 ...

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Coming to the Firehall this February, Tracey Power’s show captures the spirit of the Canadian folk revival of the ’60s.