The '70s legend once used a chainsaw, hammer, and axe to open one of his most experimental songs — and it’s surprisingly ...

To say that Joe Hickerson left his mark on folk music history would be an understatement. In fact, Hickerson is the reason that so much of what is known about folk music exists at all. When he died on ...

When people think of folk music as a genre, there are certain entertainers that come to mind: Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell and Pete Seeger to name a few. But the truth is, folk’s influence was ...

A resurfaced clip shows the real woman behind “Roller Derby Queen” — and the wild twist that almost got him in trouble.

Well before acts like Waxahatchee, Jessica Pratt, Angel Olsen, Big Thief, Bedouine, and more readily brought folk sounds to the indie sphere, a swath of women singer-songwriters did their part to ...

Folk singerJackson Browne, 77, was still in his early twenties when his first big hit, "Doctor, My Eyes," took off, but ...

The 1970s was arguably one of the most transformative decades in music history. It was a time of creative freedom, where artists pushed boundaries, blended genres, and created anthems that would last ...

Scottish singer-songwriter Joe Egan, the creative partner of Gerry Rafferty and one of the two band members of folk-rock band Stealers Wheel, died Saturday. He was 77. No cause of death was revealed, ...

The word "majestic" comes to mind when spinning through the title track from Rush's 1977 album. Though it may have since become cliche to start off quiet and move into the loud portion of the song, it ...

Offa Rex -- a transatlantic collaboration of the English singer Olivia Chaney and the American indie rock band The Decemberists -- is putting a modern twist on traditional folk songs that were ...

Musician Nicole Singer, the organizer of Youth Traditional Song Weekend, which took place online this month due to the pandemic, is trying to bring young people and non-traditional audiences into folk ...