In its essence, folk music is music for the people — an art form inextricably intertwined with the soul of a region. Its nature is inherently visual, conjuring vivid imagery with just a single ...

Bob Dylan is widely considered one of the greatest songwriters of all time. But the Bard is nothing if not the totality of all of his influences. Those who watched the excellent 2005 Martin Scorsese ...

Unlike the most famous 1960s folk singers, these three didn't come from the epicenter of it all—Greenwich Village in New York ...

The term “Americana” has been around for a long time. Its origins can be traced back to the early 1900s, but it really began to take shape during the resurgence of American folk music in the 1940s and ...

OAKLAND, Calif. — I’m remembering a quote from television producer David Simon (The Wire) who when producing his at-the-time new show on post-Katrina New Orleans, Treme, argued for music — not movies ...

Folk singer Alela Diane Menig splits most of her time between Oregon and California, and that's worth paying attention to because of how frequently a sense of place plays a defining role in her ...

Woody Guthrie fans will soon get new music from the revolutionary folk singer 58 years after his death. Guthrie’s estate and Shamus Records will release “Woody at Home, Vol. 1 and 2″ on Thursday, Aug.

The set-up for a typical Jesse Welles video is simple: the 32-year-old stands in an open field under a string of powerlines, clutching an acoustic guitar. From behind a tousled, curly mop of hair, he ...