Holger Cahill in his landmark 1932 exhibition American Folk Art: The Art of the Common Man in America, for the Museum of Modern Art, looked to the pre-industrial past for “the simple and unaffected ...

It was around then that the London folk scene saw the rise of other traditional artists such as Laura Marling and Noah and the Whale. In 2008, the band played their first Glastonbury Festival and ...

These elements combined to create a renaissance of folk music during this decade ... where traditional and contemporary folk musicians could showcase their art. These festivals offered a platform ...

Finland’s approach to modern folk music is vastly different than the singer-songwriter-centric subgenre most Americans are familiar with. Over there, it’s not so much a harbinger of heartbreak ...

By Paul Grein Thirty-five years after Indigo Girls won a Grammy for best contemporary folk recording ... achievement award at The International Folk Music Awards. The awards show took place ...