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 ...

Sometimes it takes a foreign source to represent your own music back to you… I'm looking forward to this new compilation of ...

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.

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 ...

"American" music includes much more than the western classical music ... Cramer and Grace Cramer Small, pioneers, folk singers, folk song collectors. Includes tape recorded interview. Ballad operas ...