In the late 60s, Bob Dylan yearned to break away from the constraints of the folk genre -- and from the notion of "genre" ...

The 1960s was a golden era for folk music, with many iconic artists leaving their mark. However, the contributions of female ...

Prominent in reviving Appalachian folk music. Jean Ritchie, often called the “Mother of Folk,” was crucial in preserving and popularizing traditional Appalachian songs. Her authentic ...

The Folk Project presents string band music with the Joe Cirotti Trio at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 3, at at the Morristown ...

Almost heaven West Virginia decades after John Denver iconic song introduced the Appalachian beauty to Chinese audiences an American educator has ...

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At the time, the folk music revival was taking place in cities across the ... Ted Olson is a professor of Appalachian studies and bluegrass, old-time, and roots music studies at East Tennessee State ...

The penultimate performance of the program will be “The Good Trouble Suite,” composed by Matt Wilson and arranged for big band by Jeff Lederer.