“Folk music and songs from Ireland, Scotland and America are deeply interconnected,” said the Irish folk singer, who will ...

This isn't your dad's Newport Folk Festival anymore. One of the most legendary rap groups is set to play the famous folk festival: Public Enemy. While tickets are already sold out, people are invited ...

The folk duo The Milk Carton Kids, composed of Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale, play Harris Concert Hall at 8 p.m. Saturday.

Thirty-six years ago today, one of the most influential folk musicians in the United Kingdom died at the age of 74.

Palm trees, surfboards and Mexican food don’t exactly conjure up images of Appalachia and dueling banjos, but if you look hard enough, you will find a thriving Bluegrass Music scene right here in our ...

Even 20th-century superstars, complete with legacies that are still felt today, can get intimidated by other artists. That was the case for the very honest and very talented Linda Ronstadt, who once ...

NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND — A decade ago, Pete Seeger gave the organizers of the Newport Folk Festival a mission statement. “If you’re going to have the torch, I need to know you’re going to continue to ...

In 2009, when folk singer Doc Watson was the featured performer in the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival's Blues Tent, he received a standing ovation before he began to play. According to The ...

A well-known folk musician is set to play at The Haymarket in Basingstoke. Steve Knightley, the former Show of Hands frontman, will perform with The Winter Yards Band on the evening of Saturday, ...