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 ...

At a music-filled evening in Delhi, Tony Seeger, nephew of legendary American folk singer Pete Seeger, traced how archives, ...

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (KION-TV) -- An alumna from UC Santa Cruz, Gillian Welch, was the recipient of the Best Folk Album award ...

Celtic music played a crucial role in the folk revival of the 1980s, infusing the genre with its vibrant and haunting melodies. The influence of Celtic instrumentation, like fiddles and tin ...

but at the time it was a refreshing change of pace from "classic pop" type music — Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Perry Como, etc. 2. Carolyn Hester Anybody who was anybody in the folk revival ...

It was 1966 – the peak in popularity of the American folk-music revival. We were all raised with rock influences from our older siblings, but folk music grabbed hold of us – artists like The ...

The trio became synonymous with the American folk music revival, producing timeless hits such as Puff, the Magic Dragon, If I Had a Hammer, and Blowin’ in the Wind. The group’s harmonious ...