Though the term “folk music” goes back to the mid-19th century, its modern coinage typically refers to the post-war folk revivals in England and America—though it can also describe any indigenous ...

BRISTOL, Maine — Julia Lane and Fred Gosbee started singing folk songs together 35 years ago. Since then, the music and life partners raised three children, released dozens of albums and played ...

"The Wassail Bowl," printed in The Illustrated London News on Dec. 22, 1860. Going door to door and offering a song or performance in exchange for a drink or money is a centuries-old English custom.

Recorded at various locations in England between 1937 and 1951 by Alan Lomax, Peter Kennedy and others. Table of contents Haul on the bowlin' ; A' roving (Stanley Slade with male chorus) --Earsdon ...

“Mr. Tambourine Man” is a song that was written by folk rock icon Bob Dylan and released back in 1965. This song has been recorded multiple times through the years, and it was famously covered by The ...

In 1937, Odetta Felious Holmes moved from Birmingham, Alabama, to Los Angeles. Only six, she was already bigger than the other kids when she arrived in East Hollywood with her mother, Flora, and her ...

Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit Harry Smith’s foundational 1952 mixtape that used ...