Folk songs have a particular place in the world. Unlike many other genres, folk songs are meant to be meditated on. Listeners are meant to chew on the lyrics to gain some understanding of the world ...

As the Beatles' stature and influence grew throughout the '60s, Paul McCartney's songwriting services were sought out by ...

The last time folk music truly mattered, the world was on edge. In the 1960s, a young Bob Dylan arrived in New York armed with a guitar, a harmonica, and a deep suspicion of authority. His songs ...

Have you ever just had your world absolutely reordered because of a piece of music? If you consider yourself a devout music fan, then you surely have, and one genre that seemingly tends to lead to ...

Where would the world be without Bob Dylan? Not just the world of popular music, rock music, folk music, protest music, and poetry, but the entire globe as we know it. Where would we be without the ...

The skyline of Chicago will soon pulse with the rhythms of folk music from every corner of the world. From January 27 to 31, ...

LAS VEGAS, N.M. — Meg York's fingers dance up and down her clarinet to create the trills and augmentations of an ancient Sephardic melody. “It’s like the accent of a language,” said York, explaining ...