While folk music might not be the most popular genre in the world, millions of loyal listeners love to hear the tunes of Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Jewel, and other famous folk artists. This is especially ...

If an eye toward trends prevents a full immersion into folk tradition, how popular can folk music truly become?

Alright, Bob Dylan‘s “Rainy Day Women #12 & 35” might not be orthodox folk music, but it certainly falls into the genre category, for numerous reasons. Nevertheless, this single had its sights set on ...

With Peter, Paul and Mary, the musician, who died on Tuesday at 86, eased folk songs into the Top 10. By Jon Pareles Near the end of “A Complete Unknown,” the Bob Dylan biopic that centers on his move ...

As music genres fade in and out of popularity, the most successful and interesting artists and albums will influence the tastes and styles of future music. So, when it comes to folk music in the ...

Aaron Gandy has focused his career on conducting Broadway musicals like “The Lion King” and finding ways to highlight the songs of George Gershwin and other hits of the 1920s and 1930s. But as the ...

For Frank Bucar, Slovenian music is the genre to beat. "The music is just so catchy and very melodic," Bucar said. Luckily Bucar will be able to catch his dose of live Slovenian pop-folk music this ...

Some of the best songs in the history of popular music are truly undefinable, and that is what, in part, makes them so phenomenally iconic. These classic songs that can’t be pigeon-holed into one ...

In the early 1960s, Marianne Faithfull was at a party, eating hors d'oeuvres, 17 years old, when the manager of The Rolling Stones approached her. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST) MARIANNE ...

The Folk on the Quay festival is set to return to Poole Quay. The much-loved festival will take place on Saturday, June 21, for a day full of live music, family fun and community celebration. The free ...