The 1960s was a golden era for folk music, with many iconic artists leaving their mark. However, the contributions of female ...

A number of instruments played by famous folk artists, along with those of less-known and unknown artists, are housed at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. National Museum of ...

The great folksong revival of the 1940s through 1960s made rural white and African American artists and their music favorites of audiences everywhere. While key figures associated with the American ...

In its essence, folk music is music for the people — an art form inextricably intertwined ... dragons — loud sounds and bright colors. “American folk music,” on the other hand, brings ...

Here are four great songs by influential British folk artist and singer/songwriter Ralph McTell in honor of his 80th birthday ...

An early interest in music saw her learning ukulele as ... are the names that you may most associate with the American 60s ...