Etta Baker, 93, an influential blues guitarist who was honored by the National Endowment for the Arts, died Saturday in Fairfax, Va., her family said. The cause of death was not announced, but she had ...

A new exhibit at the Martin Guitar Museum is shining a spotlight on the man who helped make the Lehigh Valley company a global icon -- Frank Herbert Martin.

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, Seeger ...

MILL VALLEY, Calif. (AP) – Singer Ronnie Gilbert, a member of the influential 1950s folk quartet the Weavers, has died. She was 88. Her longtime partner, Donna Korones, says Gilbert died of natural ...

The world of music is constantly changing. Genres such as folk-pop, indie-folk, and country music are currently experiencing a real cultural hype. The folk-pop scene in particular seems to be gaining ...

"Newport & the Great Folk Dream" is a rapturous documentary — elegant and transporting, full of scratchy lyrical ...

George Wein, who set the standard for what outdoor music gatherings would become with his leadership of the Newport Folk and Jazz Festivals from the 1950s into the 21st century, died Monday at his ...

NEWPORT – While most who attend the Newport Folk Festival go to enjoy some good music, fans are also likely to witness history, if past performances are any guide. In the 65 years since the festival ...

Vol. 56, No. 4, NATIONALISM IN MUSIC IN THE TOTALITARIAN STATE (1945-1989) (December 2015), pp. 397-405 (9 pages) In the Czechoslovakia of the 1950s, traditional folk music was officially presented as ...

A companion to the “Anthology of American Folk Music” had already been pressed when Lance and April Ledbetter realized they couldn’t live with releasing racist songs. By Grayson Haver Currin ATLANTA — ...