I was three months into what I thought was a serious attempt at learning Spanish when I first heard Violeta Parra’s “Gracias ...

The three cultural movements below all informed certain music moments, whether the artists of the day knew it or not.

Dick Foley, a Grammy-nominated folk singer and the former host of "Northwest Afternoon," has died, KOMO News has learned.

In its 41st year, the Tucson Folk Festival brings a multifaceted approach to its celebration of folk music. The event honors ...

Senior staff writer Alaina Babb argues that folk music is far from dead, continuing to shape political discourse and movements across generations ...

Former Beatles man John Lennon was never one to sit on the fence and he went as far as calling Joan Baez and Judy Collins ...

Sam Amidon — a singer and multi-instrumentalist from Vermont, now based in London — grew up playing a New England folk style ...

From Jerry "The King" Lawler to David Porter, here's a look at why some Memphians have stayed in Memphis and what they say ...

A cross-curricular music resource celebrating the contribution of black artists and composers to British music. This video covers advent of Ska, Lovers Rock and the growth of home-grown black British ...

The Emmy-winning broadcaster and Grammy-nominated musician would have turned 86 next month. The University of Washington ...

Don't have time to dig through crates of records? These five songs will get you up to speed on country music from the 1970s.

The singer Self Esteem, aka Rebecca Lucy Taylor, is an incarnation of late 1960s counterculture in a new London production of David Hare’s “Teeth ‘n’ Smiles.” ...