"This book is partially meant to be a visual companion to Ronald D. Cohen, Rainbow Quest: The Folk Music Revival and American Society, 1940-1970 (Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2002) and ...

LARA: TODAY MARKS THE START OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH. BLACK MUSICIANS IN KANSAS CITY ARE JOINING TOGETHER TO SHARE THEIR MUSIC AND TELL THEIR STORIES KMBC 9’S JACKSON KURTZ IS LIVE FROM THE WESTIN AT ...

This post courtesy of Explore Brooklyn, an all-inclusive guide to the businesses, neighborhoods, and attractions that make Brooklyn great. Although the epicenter of the 1960s folk revival was ...

A new documentary featuring never-before-seen footage of a pivotal moment in folk music history taps into a revival of interest in Bob Dylan thanks to recent biopic "A Complete Unknown", which starred ...

NEWPORT – While most who attend the Newport Folk Festival go to enjoy some good music, fans are also likely to witness history, if past performances are any guide. In the 65 years since the festival ...

Just before World War I, two music students meet in a bar. Both lovers of folk music, though studying at a classical conservatory, they fall in love almost immediately. After the war, the two men ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

Anyone who has spent time listening to folk music knows that it is less about the notes and words and more about the community it fosters between the performers and audience. Few exemplify that more ...