British folk music had a golden era in the 1960s and early '70s. But in certain musical circles lately, it's been experiencing a renaissance. Spin magazine writer and critic Will Hermes takes a look ...

Why it’s daunting: When Bert Jansch died on October 5, he was rightly eulogized as the quiet, quintessential figurehead of the British folk-rock movement of the ‘60s and ‘70s. Coincidentally, he died ...

Exciting British collectives such as Broadside Hacks and Shovel Dance Collective are embracing ancient traditions to create an ultra-inclusive form of folk Over a pint of bitter in a muggy Camberwell ...

In 2019, Grapefruit Records released a collection of artists who shaped British folk music in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The compilation album Strangers in the Room: A Journey Through the British ...

As guitarist and songwriter Richard Thompson, 66, was coming of age as a musician in 1960s England, the majority of British rock bands tended to cover and repurpose American rock and roll and R&B.

Veteran British folk artist and singer/songwriter Ralph McTell celebrated his 80th birthday on December 3. Although not a household name in the U.S., McTell has had a long, prolific, and influential ...