These four folk songs from different eras of the genre made folk music cool again, and they've aged pretty well today.

The Smithsonian's collections and archives are a rich source of information on American folk music and its many genres. Smithsonian Folkways is home to a significant collection of folk music ...

Many saw them as wise individuals who knew legends, prayers and magical procedures. The contemporary Polish folk group Warsaw Village Band has made some great music using this instrument, the strings ...

He belonged to the folk music team. Dylan, alongside Elvis Presley and the Beatles, is one of the few truly transformative ...

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 ...

We celebrate the finest in Irish Folk music with a compilation of performances taken from the archives of the BBC. Find out more about some of the featured artists. Managed the rare feat of being ...

Folk music is traditional music that belongs to a particular culture or group of people. Most folk music includes singing and musical instruments. It is music created by ordinary people within a ...

Read about the traditonal instruments of Wales, the history of the music, and the modern artists influenced by Wales' heritage. What are these? All the latest folk highlights, news and reviews on ...

Berlin-based masters of Anatolian pop-folk psychedelia Derya Yıldırım and Grup Şimşek have returned with a new album, 'Yarın Yoksa', via Big Crown Records.

The city dwellers of Zurich in particular took a liking to Swiss folk music in the 1920s. It was in Zurich at this time that the term “Ländlermusik” became established.