With its poetic lyrics and haunting melodies, contemporary folk music is, at its best, deeply evocative. The elusive genre is hard to pin down, often blending traditional acoustics with elements of ...

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 ...

Folk originates from the German word "volk," which means "the people." And that's what folk is at its core: from the people, documented and shared with individual experience in mind. The late 19th ...

PUTNEY — Next Stage Arts and Twilight Music present an evening of contemporary folk music by Québec-based singer/songwriter Geneviève Racette and her trio, and New England-based duo Hilary & G at Next ...

What is “folk” music? The Newport Folk Festival just celebrated its 65th year, where respectful nods to the origins of the form mixed with more modern interpretations. Joan Baez buzzed between poetry ...

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I’m listening to a covers album called Sing Into My Mouth (Black Cricket/ Brown), with two folksy, gentle-voiced, major dudes laying down tasteful versions of songs originally written by Sade, ...

Finland’s approach to modern folk music is vastly different than the singer-songwriter-centric subgenre most Americans are familiar with. Over there, it’s not so much a harbinger of heartbreak or ...

The longstanding tradition of bluegrass music in the United States is as ever-changing as the remote rivers the artists sing about in their songs. You just need to know where to look. That being said, ...

PUTNEY — Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present an evening of contemporary folk music with Antje Duvekot and Goodnight Moonshine (Molly Venter and Eben Pariser) on Saturday, Dec. 14, at ...