In an uncertain time, folk musician Jesse Welles – a four-time Grammy Award-nominee from Ozark, Arkansas – is reinvigorating the spirit and relevance of the protest song, spreading messages on such ...

One of the more enduring genres of music, one currently enjoying a modest increase in popularity, is folk music. The traditional genre often touches upon the quotidian topics of everyday life and ...

The Folk Collective's newest cohort joins together for the first time on stage to present its annual concert, "The People's Song," on May 3rd. This event will showcase the 2025 cohort of artists ...

In a sea of colorful t-shirts, artists of all ages stood side by side as a musical hum filled the theater. The light strumming of a banjo and the chords of a guitar carried through the auditorium as ...

Award-winning folk singer-songwriter Joe Jencks will perform a special benefit concert for PADS of Elgin from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Jan. 16, at Highland Avenue Church of the Brethren, 783 W. Highland ...

A group started in 1994 by two immigrant musicians has become a staple of Mexican culture and music in the city. Sones de Mexico, a five-person Mexican folk ensemble formed and based in Chicago, ...

Those were the days but they don’t have to stay in the past. Legendary 1960s folk trio the Limeliters will open the Bakersfield Community Concert Association’s new season. For more than 60 years, the ...

Pete Seeger was a major figure in America’s folk revival and influenced generations of musicians—including Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and Billy Bragg. Before dedicating his life to music, Seeger ...

What makes folk music, folk music? Is it its sound, or thematic and tonal origin? Well, like all music genres, there isn’t one thing that defines folk music. However, if one were trying to narrow down ...