It is worth mentioning that this list is far from exhaustive. I’m just a fan of these four tunes, in particular. Nobody was doing folk music in the 1990s like Jeff Buckley. “Last Goodbye” is still ...

My favorite moment of the documentary Family Jams – which follows Devendra Banhart, Joanna Newsom, and Vetiver on their summer 2004 American tour – comes at an Amoeba Records meet-and-greet. While ...

Even though most would argue that folk music really had its heyday in the 1960s, the 1970s also brought a seriously compelling slate of folksy tunes. Especially early in the decade, releases from ...

Folk music has evolved and changed through the years, but it’s never really gone away. While there are a few stellar folk acts out there in the modern world today, you just can’t beat the classics.

Well before acts like Waxahatchee, Jessica Pratt, Angel Olsen, Big Thief, Bedouine, and more readily brought folk sounds to the indie sphere, a swath of women singer-songwriters did their part to ...

As music genres fade in and out of popularity, the most successful and interesting artists and albums will influence the tastes and styles of future music. So, when it comes to folk music in the ...

The best folk albums tend to suit this time of year—the muddy oranges, browns and greens; the slowing-down after frenzied summers; the darkness. Blending an embrace of the melancholy with an interest ...

Indie folk has long been one of our favorite genres, as nebulous a descriptor as it may be. Take the acoustic instrumentation or structure of traditional folk and the sensibilities of modern indie ...

The ethereal sounds of traditional Eastern European folk songs aren't typically heard in New Orleans. With multiple, simultaneous voices threading equally through the song, the traditional style known ...

35 years after Indigo Girls won a Grammy for best contemporary folk recording for their eponymous debut album, the duo will receive a lifetime achievement award at The International Folk Music Awards.

Faced with Russia’s efforts to erase Ukrainian culture, people have embraced traditional music as a way to reconnect with their past and affirm their identity. Roksolaniya, a traditional Ukrainian ...