In its essence, folk music is music for the people — an art form inextricably intertwined with the soul of a region. Its nature is inherently visual, conjuring vivid imagery with just a single ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Creeque Alley will perform at St. Kieran’s Center for the Arts on Saturday, ...

Mike Seeger, 75, a folk musician, music historian and collector of traditional music who was a major influence in the folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s, died Aug. 7 of multiple myeloma at his ...

Library of Congress archivist Joe Hickerson has died at 89. For decades, he worked to preserve America's collection of folk music and served as director of the library's American Folklife Center. Joe ...

This article examines how Roberto Leydi and Giovanna Marini, two important figures of the Italian ‘folk revival’, negotiated diverse American cultural influences and adapted them to the political ...

The CU Boulder American Music Research Center (AMRC) has acquired the collection of Harry Tuft, a central fixture in the Colorado folk music scene. Megan K. Friedel—lead archivist and head of ...