The last time folk music truly mattered, the world was on edge. In the 1960s, a young Bob Dylan arrived in New York armed ...

According to this 1960s psychedelic folk singer, the movement was a product of "mass generational angst" brought on by the ...

The 1960s was the pinnacle decade for folk music. So many big names in the genre launched their careers during this decade, and the albums they released are still deeply loved and respected today.

If John Oates understands anything, it’s the raw fundamentals of songwriting. After famously linking up with his writing partner Daryl Hall, Oates came through with hit after hit after hit. Now, he’s ...

Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter best known as one-third of Peter, Paul and Mary, the folk-music trio whose impassioned harmonies transfixed millions as they lifted their voices in favor of civil ...

Member of ’60s Folk-Rock Band Spotted in Rare L.A. Outing originally appeared on Parade. The last surviving member of the Mamas & the Papas, Michelle Phillips, just made a rare appearance in the ...

The singer-songwriter influenced generations of musicians.

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - The term folk rock has been absent from the vocabulary of the hip and cool for several decades. However, Fairport Convention, the band that hewed the form from the ...

Howard Marshall visited KBIA studios with his new book Keep It Old-Time: Fiddle Music in Missouri from the 1960s Folk Music Revival to the Present. Howard Marshall is an author, a fiddler and a writer ...

The trio’s witty, urbane arrangements made it one of the top acts of the early-1960s folk music revival. His gift for languages helped. By Clay Risen Alex Hassilev, a multilingual, multitalented ...