On February 23, 1940, American folk legend Woody Guthrie wrote 'This Land is My Land' in his hotel room in New York City. The song would go on to become one of the most influential and iconic folk ...

One of the more enduring genres of music, one currently enjoying a modest increase in popularity, is folk music. The traditional genre often touches upon the quotidian topics of everyday life and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The story of America can be told through the lyrics of folk music – songs of the Great Depression, the civil rights era, and the ...

A self-taught folk legend proves it’s never too late.

“Blowin’ In The Wind” from 1962 is one of Bob Dylan’s most revered songs, and it’s also one of the most well-known protest anthems of the 20th century. It’s an absolute classic, but Bob Dylan himself ...

In the 1960s and 1970s, the most popular rock and roll subgenre was, without a doubt, folk rock. Popularized by groups and artists such as Bob Dylan, The Band, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and CSN, ...

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 ...

The last time folk music truly mattered, the world was on edge. In the 1960s, a young Bob Dylan arrived in New York armed with a guitar, a harmonica, and a deep suspicion of authority. His songs ...

My favorite moment of the documentary Family Jams – which follows Devendra Banhart, Joanna Newsom, and Vetiver on their summer 2004 American tour – comes at an Amoeba Records meet-and-greet. While ...

It is not absolutely essential to have hair hanging to the waist—but it helps. Other aids: no lipstick, flat shoes, a guitar. So equipped, almost any enterprising girl can begin a career as a folk ...