Roxy Music guitarist Phil Manzanera delivers an evening of words and music at Great American Music Hall in San Francisco.

"American Folk" then became a tribute to the older musical roots that both Guthrie and Parton drew from: Shaker devotional tunes, psalm singing from the New England hymnody, Appalachian fiddle tunes ...

A self-taught folk legend proves it’s never too late.

Last Sunday was big for Arkansas singer-songwriter Jesse Welles. Not only was he nominated in four categories at the 68th ...

Joseph Terrell isn’t your typical strummy folk protagonist, he’s proof that American folk music still has teeth, and that sometimes the smile comes before the bite Joseph Terrell isn’t your typical ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The story of America can be told through the lyrics of folk music – songs of the Great Depression, the civil rights era, and the ...

In an uncertain time, folk musician Jesse Welles is reinvigorating the spirit and relevance of the protest song, spreading messages on such topics as health insurance and ICE agents. The four-time ...

The word “folk” bespeaks the old-timey roots of this musical genre, which can be divided into the classes of traditional and contemporary. The Grammys used to have a separate category for each of ...

In Red Butte Garden & Arboretum, Hour 2, see Andrew Holter's appraisal of American Folk Art oil portraits, ca. 1810. Antiques Roadshow is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available ...

It was quite the hootenanny — P.S. 56 students in Bedford -Stuyvesant sang a West African folk song called “Funga Alafia,” while jumping and dancing and spinning inside the school auditorium. They ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — A melody of days gone by is making its way to Portland. The Portland Old Time Music Gathering is kicking off its 27th year, giving attendees a chance to play, dance and connect ...