The great folksong revival of the 1940s through 1960s made rural white and African American artists and their music favorites of audiences everywhere. While key figures associated with the American ...

A number of instruments played by famous folk artists, along with those of less-known and unknown artists, are housed at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. National Museum of ...

What came before him informed his writing—traditional folk songs, blues, and country music. You don’t end up with Bob Dylan without Woody Guthrie or Little Richard. The artists below stand on the ...

Copland and his friends engaged in serious debate on the artist’s responsibility to “the masses.” The Library of Congress had just release recordings of American folk music, and these ...

Artists from 14 countries participated in Your Roots Are Showing, a popular folk music festival in Killarney, Ireland.

An early interest in music saw her learning ukulele as ... are the names that you may most associate with the American 60s ...

Plus, California songwriter Petracovich shares a monologue and new music ... American Folk Show (@greatamericanfolkshow) on Facebook and Instagram October 26, 2024 • Episode 19 features alt-folk ...

His music career began around ... The song is considered an American folk classic. Over the course of his career, Mallett has written songs for other artists and made a name for himself as a ...