These folk songs were just a little too ahead of their time and too strange to become enduring 1960s protest anthems. I think ...

What is the most famous decade for folk music? That is a subjective answer, but fans, critics, and historians would probably all agree that it is the 1960s. Between the abundance of folk music that ...

The track’s origins added to its lasting legacy ...

Though it's hard to pin down exactly how many covers are out there, the most popular in folk rock have generated thousands of ...

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 ...

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 ...

American folk songs have an evergreen charm that still connects with people today. These songs tell stories about freedom, love, hard work, hope, and everyday American life in a simple but meaningful ...

Roger McGuinn doesn’t think he so much changed folk music as just styled it a little differently. As a former member of the 1960s folk band the Byrds, McGuinn knows quite well how an influential band ...