What is the most famous decade for folk music? That is a subjective answer, but fans, critics, and historians would probably all agree that it is the 1960s. Between the abundance of folk music that ...

Folk music tells stories. But sometimes, these stories are chosen for them. Here are three folk songs of the 60s that eventually became anthems, one way or another, regardless of if they were trying ...

The softer the guitar, the more poetic the lyrics, right? That's the stereotype when it comes to folk and folk's slightly more muscular cousin with a beard, folk rock. Growing out of the '40s American ...

Folk rock became one of the defining veins of rock 'n' roll when baby boomers were coming of age, and some tunes of the '60s and early '70s made their mark on young listeners as they discussed complex ...

In its ‘60s heyday, Newport Folk Festival became the crucible where tradition collided with an emergent generation’s fervent, socially activated spirit to forge a new musical counterculture. This ...