When it comes to Bob Dylan, there is no artist more intimately acquainted with his work than Joan Baez. The musical geniuses had a complicated relationship that intertwined personal affections and ...

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.

The music industry of the 1960s was constantly evolving, and Paul Simon was keenly aware of its shifting tides. As he found his footing as a singer and songwriter alongside musical partner Art ...

Nothing celebrates the passing of time quite like the perfect song, and these ‘60s folk songs serve as the perfect soundtrack to the changing seasons. Autumn might have technically started on the ...

Sounds like: A ’60s Greenwich Village artist traveled through time, gathering a hard outer shell along the way. When asked how she would describe her sound, AC Sapphire doesn’t mince words: “This has ...

Folk rock became one of the defining veins of rock 'n' roll when baby boomers were coming of age, and some tunes of the '60s and early '70s made their mark on young listeners as they discussed complex ...

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Simon & Garfunkel’s relationship was fractured, and after years apart, their 1981 reunion concert in New York City’s Central Park was supposed to be a brief, one-off event. But when over 500,000 fans ...

NEW YORK - 1961: Bob Dylan performs at The Bitter End folk club in Greenwich Village in 1961 in New York City, New York. (Photo by Sigmund Goode/Michael Ochs Archive/Getty Images) For author and ...

From the foot-stomping music of Mumford & Sons to the honest, timeless power of Tracy Chapman, folk rock can excite a crowd ...

Few people have done more to advance and celebrate folk music than Jim Kweskin. At 84, he's been playing folk, jug music and Americana for over 70 years. He started the Jim Kweskin Jug Band, which ...