Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter best known as one-third of Peter, Paul and Mary, the folk-music trio whose impassioned harmonies transfixed millions as they lifted their voices in favor of civil ...

Bob Dylan performed at the famed Newport Folk Festival three years in a row, from 1963 to 1965. His final appearance ended in controversy when he performed an electric set of rock songs, inciting boos ...

In its ‘60s heyday, Newport Folk Festival became the crucible where tradition collided with an emergent generation’s fervent, socially activated spirit to forge a new musical counterculture. This ...