Over 50 years after its release, Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" is still considered one of the greatest songs in rock ...

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

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

“Maggie’s Farm” originally appeared on Dylan’s Bringing It All Back Home album, which was released in April 1965. The song was released as a single in the U.K., peaking at No. 22 in that country. The ...

The Pogues were a punk band that just happened to employ traditional Irish instruments like accordion, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, tin whistle and uilleann pipes in their songs. They were also an expert ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- If you’re someone who wants to jam out in a circle with like-minded folk and likes to listen to one of the oldest genres in music history, there’s a festival for you. The 8th annual ...

When Paul Simon first came to Britain in the mid-1960s, he was still in the early stages of his music career as a songwriter and was in search of inspiration. That’s when he bumped into Martin Carthy, ...

Experience the unique musical fusion of Hungrytown — the artistic collaboration of Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson — at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 16, at the Bigelow Free Public Library, 54 ...

In returning to a songbook that is decades — if not centuries — old, a new generation of performers is expanding the definition of what their traditional art form can be. Dom Flemons at the nightclub ...

Recording folk artist Jeff Warner tells history through traditional music played on banjo, concertina, and “pocket instruments” such as cow bones. On April 24, Warner will perform a concert titled, ...