From folk to heavy metal, Britain’s boozers are full of talented bands – our expert picks some of the best places to find them ...

Paul Weller praises the new generation of folk with his favourite album this century, Laura Marling's 'Once I Was an Eagle'.

A well-known folk musician is set to play at The Haymarket in Basingstoke. Steve Knightley, the former Show of Hands frontman, will perform with The Winter Yards Band on the evening of Saturday, ...

Perhaps fittingly for a radio host with a legendary self-effacing delivery, Dick Pleasants began his on-air career on a small scale at the age of 10 by reaching out through the airwaves to his ...

"The Wassail Bowl," printed in The Illustrated London News on Dec. 22, 1860. Going door to door and offering a song or performance in exchange for a drink or money is a centuries-old English custom.

Derby Folk Festival is set to return to the city with an "expanded" programme this weekend. The event, now in its 19th year, will take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. This year's festival ...

BRISTOL, Maine — Julia Lane and Fred Gosbee started singing folk songs together 35 years ago. Since then, the music and life partners raised three children, released dozens of albums and played ...

Though the term “folk music” goes back to the mid-19th century, its modern coinage typically refers to the post-war folk revivals in England and America—though it can also describe any indigenous ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Wall of Grass, the interactive folk-music collective featuring musicians ...

In a recent concert at First Church Congregtional in Cambridge, MA, vocal ensemble Musica Sacra sang folk hymns and canticles from two regions that, at first blush, don't seem to have a whole lot to ...

When people think of folk music as a genre, there are certain entertainers that come to mind: Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell and Pete Seeger to name a few. But the truth is, folk’s influence was ...