If you're looking for some 1960s folk songs that don't feature the names Dylan or Baez, then give these three a try.

David Bowie's longterm producer, Tony Visconiti, might not be known for folk, but he loves Leonard Cohen, Joni Mitchell and ...

According to Carthy, he taught the song to Simon in 1964, years before iconic folk duo Simon & Garfunkel turned the song into their hit, “Scarborough Fair/Canticle.” However, what started as a ...

Joni Mitchell walked away from the Newport Folk Festival thinking she bombed, but at least she got a great song out of it.

Yusuf Islam, the folk singer also known as Cat Stevens, has announced the North American book tour to promote his new memoir has been postponed, citing visa issues. The 77-year-old’s autobiography Cat ...

Martin Carthy once believed Paul Simon had stolen his 'Scarborough Fair' arrangement. Decades later, the folk legend says he ...

A bedrock of the idiosyncratic British group Pentangle, he went on to play with a host of luminaries, including Roy Orbison, ...

Kiss, whose hits include "Rock and Roll All Nite" and "Detroit Rock City," was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2014.

By Annette Hinkle “Well, there’s times when words have got to cease and music take over. I think maybe that’s right now.” — Pete Seeger, musician Earlier this summer, Joe Lauro invited a group of frie ...

While Eric Burdon was a versatile vocalist himself, two of his all-time favourites had so much ability to shift between moods ...

While The Beatles embraced Dylan’s influence, Dylan himself saw the arrival of The Beatles as a sign that the folk-era was drawing to a close. Though he respected the Fab Four for pushing the ...

The world of music is constantly changing. Genres such as folk-pop, indie-folk, and country music are currently experiencing a real cultural hype. The folk-pop scene in particular seems to be gaining ...