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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about music and the business of music. The term “old soul” is brutally overused. But what else do you call a 20-year-old ...

The world of music is constantly changing. Genres such as folk-pop, indie-folk, and country music are currently experiencing a real cultural hype. The folk-pop scene in particular seems to be gaining ...

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 ...

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 ...

What makes folk music, folk music? Is it its sound, or thematic and tonal origin? Well, like all music genres, there isn’t one thing that defines folk music. However, if one were trying to narrow down ...

Some of the most notable names in folk, Americana, and roots music history and their family members attended the inaugural Folk, Americana, Roots Hall of Fame (FARHOF) induction ceremony at the Boston ...

FW-ASCH-7RR-2324 contains a panel discussion held at the initial Newport Folk Festival on 7/12/1959, on the subject of "What is American Folk Music." The panel members include Prof. Willis James of ...

Everybody knows (and some old heads remember) the psychedelic folk music movement of the 1960s. It was an astounding, sudden, and incredible change in music. The age of classic rock and roll had ...

A three-day celebration of folk, Americana, and acoustic sounds featuring 60 artists, kids programming, and local talent.

Participants and performers dance and sing at the South Florida Folk and Acoustic Music Festival This weekend, the 2025 South Florida Folk & Acoustic Music Festival takes place at the Bergeron Rodeo ...