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 ...

Vatican II allowed the presence of “the music of the people” at Mass. Folk music, the music that is indigenous to each of the various nations of the world and to the ethnic cultures found within those ...

Having begun in the 1940's and then surging in popularity in the 1960's, American folk-music again is enjoying a revival of sorts. Maybe it's because of the recent wars in the world and people yearn ...

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 ...

Iris DeMent was one of the most distinctive voices in the 1990s—a lyricist who inspired John Prine to write the liner notes for her 1992 debut album and a vocalist who inspired Merle Haggard to say, ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about music and the business of music. The term “old soul” is brutally overused. But what else do you call a 20-year-old ...

The 1970s was a golden era for music, with female folk singers creating some of the decade’s most memorable and influential songs. These talented women attracted audiences with their mesmerizing ...

It’s both May Day and launch night for Goblin Band’s debut EP, and the mood inside London’s MOTH Club is febrile. The set is chaotic, joyful and at times surreal – for ‘Turmut Hoer’, drummer Paul ...

The 1960s was a golden era for folk music, with many iconic artists leaving their mark. However, the contributions of female singers are often overlooked. This article will spotlight the legendary ...

Sam Amidon mines the ‘intensity & strangeness’ of tradition to make music uniquely his own Sam Amidon is a singer-songwriter on the fiddle, banjo, and guitar, but he’s mostly known for recasting ...