After a seven-year hiatus, the Eaux Claires Festival is finally making its much-anticipated return. The beloved folk-rock ...

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s recording of Jerry Jeff Walker’s “Mr. Bojangles” was a hit back in 1970. The group came together in the late 1960s, but their 1970s albums like The Dirt Band and Will The ...

Fans of acoustic folk rock are in for a treat on Thursday, Feb. 13, when Gathering Time takes the stage at My Father’s Place. The Long Island-based trio, known for their signature tight harmonies and ...

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 ...

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 ...

Regardless of technological advancements or changing music trends, folk music never seems to go out of style. This may have to do with roots music forming the DNA from which most music styles evolve.

Paul Simon is extending his “ A Quiet Celebration ” tour with a new run of dates scheduled for 2026. At 84, the folk-rock legend, who first began the intimate concert series last year, just announced ...

It is tough being an independent musician these days, but every year, NPR Music's Tiny Desk makes dreams come true for at least one new artist through the Tiny Desk Contest. Thousands enter, and only ...

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 ...

David Crosby, the influential pioneer of folk-rock music, died January 18 at the age of 81. A statement shared with media the next day by Jan Dance, his wife of 35 years, explained that Crosby died ...

Fans of classic folk and folk-rock can catch Creeque Alley, an acoustic duo featuring local musicians Sean Fullerton and Dan Kirouac, at the Athol Senior Center at 1 p.m. Dec. 4, according to a ...

U2 guitarist the Edge said the band is working with Brian Eno on music with an Irish folk element, which could appear on their next album. Following 2017’s Songs of Experience, U2 released Songs of ...