The great folksong revival of the 1940s through 1960s made rural white and African American artists and their music favorites of audiences everywhere. While key figures associated with the American ...

Michael Hurley, a legendary singer-songwriter known as the “Godfather of freak folk” has died. He was 83. His family ...

In this lesson, we are exploring the guitar style of one of the most celebrated ‘protest singers’ of America ... may most associate with the American 60s folk sound, artists like Joan Baez ...

Just understand the lyrics of Wash. by Bon Iver by realizing its themes, atmospheric production, and how the song gets raw emotion and thoughtfulness.

The definition of American folk art is notoriously difficult to pin down. In the twentieth century “folk art” has embraced everything from Pennsylvania German frakturs to eccentric architectural ...

and research and teaching materials on American music, folklore, and psalmody. Collegiate song books collected by Walter S. "Wally" Collins (1926-1997), including extensive research materials on the ...