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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A city which axed its annual folk festival this year is to host a weekend of free live music at the same venue. Cambridge Folk Festival had been due to celebrate its 60th anniversary this July ...

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.