Folk songs have a particular place in the world. Unlike many other genres, folk songs are meant to be meditated on. Listeners are meant to chew on the lyrics to gain some understanding of the world ...

Folk music might have reached its peak mainstream popularity in the 1960s, but without the groundwork laid by the music of the 1940s, the folk revival in musical hubs like New York City in the 60s ...

The Foo Fighters have dropped a new single along with dates for a North American stadium tour set for 2026. "Asking for a Friend" is the second new song released by the band in 2025, following the ...

It’s proof that folk music’s magic never fades, we bring to you five folk songs that continue to tug at the heart and connect across generations. Folk music has a soul that bridges generations, and ...

When Paul Simon first came to Britain in the mid-1960s, he was still in the early stages of his music career as a songwriter and was in search of inspiration. That’s when he bumped into Martin Carthy, ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended warm wishes for Kharna Puja, a key ritual of the Chhath festival, honouring Surya Dev and Chhathi Maiya. He shared a song by Bhojpuri artist Nirahua, highlighting ...

Kenny Loggins has hit out at President Donald Trump after his song “Danger Zone” was used in the president’s bizarre AI-created video showing himself wearing a crown, flying a “KING TRUMP” fighter jet ...

This week's crop of new tunes also includes songs from Jillian Jacqueline and Anne Wilson, and a collab between Ira Dean and Gary Allan. By Jessica Nicholson After recently signing a lifetime deal ...

LENOX — For decades after the Bolshevik Revolution, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s reinvention of sacred music from the Russian Orthodox Church went unheard. Tchaikovsky’s composition was a departure from ...

What happens when you start to feel anxiety and self-doubt in the middle of chasing your dreams? The Canadian folk trio The Pairs don’t necessarily have the answer, but they are working through these ...

Ella Langley's "Choosing Texas" is a good old-fashioned country heartbreaker — though when it's coming from this artist, many fans will read some autobiography into the lyrics. Langley has been ...

Joan, the unofficial 'Queen' to Dylan’s 'King' of the American folk scene in the early Sixties, recalls hearing of Bob for the first time ON Christmas Eve, 1956, a 15-year-old boy heads due south on a ...