Grapefruit Records released a collection of artists who shaped British folk music in the late 1960s and early 1970s. While The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Led Zeppelin pushed rock and roll into ...

Eliza considers how far folk music has come since its rebirth in the folk clubs of the Sixties. Folk music is currently enjoying a popularity unimaginable twenty years ago. BBC Radio 2 has ...

While never as acclaimed as many contemporaries, Jade Warrior were at the vanguard of early 70s British progressive music. Steeped in the folk and psychedelic blues of the late 60s, they were also ...

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 ...

It has now been 60 years since the Grateful Dead formed. The US rock band first played at Ken Kesey’s “acid tests” in La Honda, California, in 1965. There, attendees would consume large doses of LSD ...

Peter Yarrow, whose Peter, Paul and Mary trio helped bridge folk music into the pop world ... While he made an undeniable impact on the music scene of the '60s, Yarrow was convicted in 1970 ...

Jesse Colin Young, the leader of the ‘60s group the ... that we announce music legend Jesse Colin Young, who left a unique mark on the intersecting worlds of folk, blues, jazz, country, and ...

Son of Woody Guthrie, Arlo began performing at 13. His 18-minute song, "Alice's Restaurant", is a classic of late-‘60s folk music. Guthrie still tours and writes music. Guthrie is also involved ...