A city which axed its annual folk festival this year is to host a weekend of free live music at the same venue. Cambridge ...

But the violinist is known for… Folk legend Joan Baez reflects on a life in music and activism After six decades performing, folk legend Joan Baez is saying farewell to music with a tour this ...

As the civil rights movement gained momentum in the 1960s, folk music gave voice to a new generation longing for equality and justice. "We Shall Overcome" is particularly well-known as a civil rights ...

Louis Armstrong once observed that "all music is folk music; I ain't never heard no horse sing a song," which is as good a way as any of saying that making music is a human activity. Music is ...

was perhaps an olive branch to British folk fans who had been enraged by Dylan’s switch to electric music. “Judas!” was the famous shout from a Manchester audience member in 1966.