Ian Anderson may have been looking to rely on traditional instruments in Jethro Tull, but he thought that these folk legends ...

The 80s are known for synthesizers and pop hits, not harmonicas and ballads, but don't forget about these folk rock classics ...

Rock snobs will say that calling Led Zeppelin IV one of (if not the) best rock and roll albums of all time is cliché, and you know what? That doesn't make it any less true. That album redefined rock ...

Many would say that Mumford & Sons heralded the rebirth of popular folk rock in the early 2010s, and deservedly so. The ...

Cher needed a boost to start the 70s. The story song "Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves" provided it by topping the pop charts.

In a move that outraged folk purists, Bob Dylan went electric at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. But was the crowd's anger ...

Danny Thompson, a founding member of British folk rock band Pentangle, has died at the age of 86. The legendary folk rock bass player is known for his work with music luminaries like Kate Bush, John ...

It's a portrait of the '70s folk-rock star, and of "Cat's in the Cradle," the tune that turned daddy issues into mythology.