To say that Joe Hickerson left his mark on folk music history would be an understatement. In fact, Hickerson is the reason that so much of what is known about folk music exists at all. When he died on ...

Forgotten '70s Folk Genius Quietly Returns With New 42-Track Drop originally appeared on Parade. Over 50 years following his tragic death, folk icon Nick Drake has shed a little bit of light onto his ...

For some artists, time can't dull their true talent, and that's especially true for "underrated" folk singer and songwriter Al Stewart. The '70s wunderkind announced that 2025 would mark his farewell ...

The ’70s was a golden era for music, filled with unforgettable tunes that defined a generation. You’ve got disco, rock, and folk blending together like a tasty musical smoothie. Yet, among the ...

Folk songs are meant to be passed on. Though folk is more or less considered a sub-genre under country these days, it started its life as a way to relay stories, customs, and oral histories. It was a ...

From sun-soaked harmonies to confessional folk, these 17 classic Laurel Canyon albums defined a countercultural golden age ...

While Mary Timony has stayed busy since the late-’00s with Wild Flag and Ex Hex, new album Untame the Tiger, which is out this week via Merge, is her first record under her own name in nearly two ...

Folk is one of the oldest genres of music in the modern era, and in the last 70 years, its sound has evolved quite a bit, from Pete Seeger and Harry Belafonte in the '50s and '60s, Nick Drake's Pink ...

It's a portrait of the '70s folk-rock star, and of the song of his — with lyrics by his wife — that still casts a spell. Yet the film’s title throws down a bit of a gauntlet. Was Harry Chapin’s “Cat’s ...