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 ...

The trio-debut of pianist, composer and 2025 MacArthur Fellow Craig Taborn with Tomeka Reid and Ches Smith has been eagerly awaited. The trio’s approach on Dream Archives is full of complexity, yet as ...

American folk singer-songwriter Tucker Zimmerman, a beloved figure whose late-'60s debut was once championed by David Bowie, has died at the age of 84. Zimmerman and his wife, Marie-Claire Lambert, ...

Questions about the path we've taken in life can be haunting. Did I select the right career? Did I marry the right person? Did I do right by my kids? New music from the Australian folk band The Paper ...

The Australian folk band The Paper Kites has a new song called "When The Lavender Blooms." It offers some advice about how to appreciate the present moment. Questions about the path we've taken in ...

The Australian folk band The Paper Kites has a new song called "When The Lavender Blooms." It offers some advice about how to appreciate the present moment. KUOW is Seattle’s NPR news station. We are ...

More than 450 acts are scheduled across the six days at Woodford Folk Festival 2025. But one familiar face not here is the late founder Bill Hauritz. He died just weeks before the celebration began.