Marvin Sapp was the topic of church controversy for trapping a congregation until they each made a $20 donation ($100 for ...

The American Folk Art Museum looked more plucked than plucky at the close of 2011. The museum owns the most extensive collection of American folk art anywhere, along with a large selection of folk art ...

The surge of new American folk schools is reviving, sustaining and teaching a rich heritage of old crafts. These institutions, dedicated to craft preservation, are educational centers of their ...

The surge of new American folk schools is reviving, sustaining and teaching a rich heritage of old crafts. These institutions, dedicated to craft preservation, are educational centers of their ...

The Portland Civic Players are excited to welcome back the Singers on the Grand with their Grand Band for the fourth year. ...

In his A+ review, the critic Robert Christgau raved that the record “renew[ed] the concept of American folk music as a bizarre apotheosis of the post-hippie estate.” Before long, Hurley had ...

Hosted by folksinger and songwriter Tom Brosseau, The Great American Folk Show Podcast features interviews, music, poetry, and more, curated from the show's beloved radio broadcast. March 29 ...

But for some “losers,” not winning was actually a blessing in disguise. As the runner-up of Season 8, Adam Lambert’s defeat ...

Jim Croce became quite successful in the early 1970s folk-rock world with hits like “Time In A Bottle” and “Bad, Bad Leroy Brown”. Jim Croce didn’t step away from the limelight or lose ...

They found a bit of success with the Sly Stone-produced 1964 folk-rock single “Laugh, Laugh”. Just a few other hits came after that release, but the band decided to make a genre switch to ...

the famed label home to Woody Guthrie and Harry Smith’s Anthology of American Folk Music. Hurley expanded his skills beyond singing and playing guitar to also include fiddle and banjo ...