There is no one year in the history of folk music that is the single most important. However, there are a few that are more notable than others, and a few of those years reside in the decade of the ...

Scott Odell undertook a series of collecting trips from 1964-1977 when he was head of the laboratory at the Smithsonian Institution's Division of Musical Instruments. The purpose of these trips was to ...

Folk ballads will likely never disappear, considering our dedication to preserving them and, if the 1960s are any indication, reviving them from history. A ton of rock musicians took old folk ballads ...

Folk songs and ballads; various performers. Program notes by Ralph Rinzler on container. Production notes: Recorded live at the Newport Folk Festival, July 23-26, 1964. Recorded in: Rhode Island, ...

Traditional folk trio the Folk Collection bring their folkie standards back to Boulevard Music this week, which always means ...