While more conventional roots-music collections have accustomed us to expect family folk, bluegrass, country, gospel or ...

After years of listening to almost nothing but metal, these five songs were my gateway to the world of country music.

William Shakespeare has been referenced all over modern media, but here are three songs that were influenced by The Bard in ...

While many Beatles songs got left on the cutting room floor because they weren’t good enough, this sombre folk rock is one of ...

That’s where her ancestors hail from, eventually landing in the hollers of East Tennessee and its familiar mountain ranges, ...

We’ve been in the 2000s for a quarter century now. That’s a long time, and over these past 25 years, the world has changed a lot. So, too, has the music that helps give it color. With the speed of the ...

VARIOUS ARTISTS - 'MUTATIONS' FESTIVAL, VARIOUS VENUES, BRIGHTON 5-9.11.24  The sixth edition of the ‘Mutations’ festival, ...

By then, some 10 years had passed since McTell wrote the tune ... “I had first offered the song to a friend of mine who was a ...

The National Folk Festival isn't coming to Jackson until 2025, but music lovers can enjoy a taste of what is to come at a one ...

The day after the presidential election, Michael Esposito was chatting with a dear friend at Old Spokes Home, his bike shop on Tinker Street, a plastic cup of wine and a stack of magazines beside him.

Ella Louise Jenkins, celebrated as the “First Lady of the Children’s Folk Song,” passed away on Nov. 9 at the age of 100. A ...

The prolific musician, entertainer, and educator released 39 albums during her lifetime, including the enduringly popular ...