If you're looking to let go a tear or feel something that hasn't been felt in a while, then listen to one of these three folk ballads.

He was both the longtime archivist of folk music at the Library of Congress and a widely respected singer and songwriter. By Clay Risen Joe Hickerson, a singer and songwriter who as the lead archivist ...

Hickerson helped co-wrote two additional verses of the Pete Seeger folk classic "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" By Gil Kaufman Joe Hickerson, a singer-songwriter who served as the lead archivist ...

When you think about Outlander, you’ll often find yourself thinking of its iconic theme song. “Skye Boat Song” is a classic Scottish folk song, but composer Bear McCreary arranged it in such a ...

Villagers hush when Pakistani folk musician Sham Bhai starts singing about climate change, her clear voice rising above the simple squat dwellings. “We are the people of the south. The winds seem to ...

Five folk acts are writing and composing a song about people whose lives have been influenced by - or changed track - thanks to trains Folk music tells the story of everyday life, with melodies and ...

In 2024, Ross Wylde, a singer-songwriter from the US, stumbled across an unexpected listing on eBay. It was a previously unpublished photograph of Bob Dylan taken at the 1964 Newport Folk Festival, ...

YouTube Music is rolling out support for offline lyrics. The feature lets users access lyrics for downloaded songs while offline. Reports suggest the feature is ...

American folk songs are old songs that tell real stories. Many were passed down by ear, not written on paper. They speak about love, loss, work, hope, and the hard parts of life. Some are sweet and ...

Peter Yarrow, Paul Stookey, and Mary Travers were a famous American folk music group formed in 1961 in New York City. They gained immense popularity in the 1960s for their beautiful harmonies and ...