In the vastness of history, some struggles are lesser known than others, threatening to be forgotten if their stories are not told. One such struggle was the conflict between striking copper laborers ...

NEWPORT – While most who attend the Newport Folk Festival go to enjoy some good music, fans are also likely to witness history, if past performances are any guide. In the 65 years since the festival ...

A four-story dwelling in Blue Hill was once home to a recording studio for Noel Paul Stookey of Peter, Paul and Mary fame.

In a sea of colorful t-shirts, artists of all ages stood side by side as a musical hum filled the theater. The light ...

A new documentary featuring never-before-seen footage of a pivotal moment in folk music history taps into a revival of interest in Bob Dylan thanks to recent biopic "A Complete Unknown", which starred ...

For anyone who saw A Complete Unknown and wondered how close it resembled the actual Newport Folk Festival where Bob Dylan amped up his music, a new documentary will help answer that question. Among ...

Just before World War I, two music students meet in a bar. Both lovers of folk music, though studying at a classical conservatory, they fall in love almost immediately. After the war, the two men ...

"This book is partially meant to be a visual companion to Ronald D. Cohen, Rainbow Quest: The Folk Music Revival and American Society, 1940-1970 (Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 2002) and ...

Some of the most notable names in folk, Americana, and roots music history and their family members attended the inaugural Folk, Americana, Roots Hall of Fame (FARHOF) induction ceremony at the Boston ...

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 ...