It is worth mentioning that this list is far from exhaustive. I’m just a fan of these four tunes, in particular. Nobody was doing folk music in the 1990s like Jeff Buckley. “Last Goodbye” is still ...

“Bridge Over Troubled Water” boasts over 645 covers and counting. It’s widely considered the most covered and most recorded folk song to date. Iconic folk duo Simon & Garfunkel released the song in ...

My favorite moment of the documentary Family Jams – which follows Devendra Banhart, Joanna Newsom, and Vetiver on their summer 2004 American tour – comes at an Amoeba Records meet-and-greet. While ...

Even though most would argue that folk music really had its heyday in the 1960s, the 1970s also brought a seriously compelling slate of folksy tunes. Especially early in the decade, releases from ...

From viral village beats to modern folk remixes, Telugu folk songs continue to dominate YouTube charts. Here’s a look at the five most-viewed Telugu folk and folk-inspired tracks that have captured ...

Well before acts like Waxahatchee, Jessica Pratt, Angel Olsen, Big Thief, Bedouine, and more readily brought folk sounds to the indie sphere, a swath of women singer-songwriters did their part to ...

The ethereal sounds of traditional Eastern European folk songs aren't typically heard in New Orleans. With multiple, simultaneous voices threading equally through the song, the traditional style known ...