Gene Shay, Philly’s “grandfather of folk music” and co-founder of the Philadelphia Folk Festival, has died from complications due to COVID-19. He was 85 years old. Shay’s son-in-law Tom Vaughn shared ...

Radio 2 puts the spotlight on folk music across a week of programming I'm so proud to be part of the return of the award-winning 21st Century Folk and genuinely so proud of Radio 2 for putting so much ...

BBC Radio 2’s 21st Century Folk initiative is returning to the network as part of a week-long focus on the genre. 21st Century Folk features five folk artists writing a song about five inspiring ...

Highly acclaimed folk singer Eliza Carthy presents this four-part series charting the rise of British folk music from the revival of the 1960s to the thriving folk music scene of today. With music ...

Via The Journal Of Music, we present the full speech given by Christy Moore at the RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards 2025, when presenting the Lifetime Achievement Award to Dónal Lunny RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards • ...

Lankum, a contemporary Dublin folk band consisting of brothers Daragh and Ian Lynch, Cormac MacDiarmada, and Radie Peat, also took home the Best Folk Album award for their 2023 LP "False Lankum." ...

Michael Stock hosting his show, Folk and Acoustic music on October 26, 2025 featuring a performance by Claudia Costa. The Folk Radio Hall of Fame has announced its newest class of inductees, including ...