Karen Dalton's voice and story still haunt the world of folk music today, and she is a figure that shouldn't be forgotten.

Michael Hurley, a unique guitarist and songwriter known as the ‘Godfather of freak folk,’ died last week at the age of 83. His death was confirmed in a statement sent to Rolling Stone from his family, ...

Lincoln folk/Americana trio The Wildwoods will celebrate "Meadowlark," their new album about Nebraska, Saturday before going ...

The list below of the Top 40 Songs of 1965 highlights several great and culturally seismic tracks from the year's biggest ...

Based on a poem sent to Joan Baez by Nina Duschek, “Saigon Bride” is emblematic of ’60s folk music and tells the story of a ...

Arkansas native JD Clayton has a unique sound that everyone needs to hear. His catalog is steeped in the songwriting and storytelling tradition of folk music and is heavily influenced by the great ...

During the heyday of “free love” and flower crowns, larger-than-life folk and soft rock icons like James Taylor, Carole King ...

War, like love, has long inspired artists and musicians. That is especially true of the songs written in response to the ...

For over 60 years, Hurley wrote and recorded original songs that parse through bluegrass, freak-folk ... and album artwork was playful—a wolf devours whoopie pies at a diner on the cover ...

Over the weekend, they worked on a cover of “The Ghost of Tom Joad” as a folk medley with a touch of Guthrie. After Marcus Mumford takes on the first verse, Costello joins in and adds on a nod ...

Michael Hurley, the eccentric singer and songwriter who pioneered the “freak-folk” movement and inspired generations of artists, has died. He was 83. “It is with a resounding sadness that ...