He just told fans to “forget Amazon” and “buy local,” hinting that his music may soon disappear from one of the biggest platforms in the world.

Even though most would argue that folk music really had its heyday in the 1960s, the 1970s also brought a seriously compelling slate of folksy tunes. Especially early in the decade, releases from ...

Despite music’s generally timeless nature, there are some 1960s and ‘70s folk songs that sound exactly like the decade from whence they came. From the slight tape distortion on vocal lines to jangly ...

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Well before acts like Waxahatchee, Jessica Pratt, Angel Olsen, Big Thief, Bedouine, and more readily brought folk sounds to the indie sphere, a swath of women singer-songwriters did their part to ...

Tom Shipley of the 1960s and 1970s folk-rock duo Brewer & Shipley has died at the age of 84, reports the New York Times. Shipley's death on August 24 was confirmed by his son, Marc, to the paper, ...

John Denver remains one of the greatest voices in country music history, and his tragic death came far too soon at the age of ...

Even though most would argue that folk music really had its heyday in the 1960s, the 1970s also brought a seriously compelling slate of folksy tunes. Especially early in the decade, releases from ...