Plus, Tom talks with retired Prairie Public radio director, Bill Thomas, who shares a folk song. — The Great American Folk Show is written, recorded, and hosted by folksinger and songwriter Tom ...

The definition of American folk art is notoriously difficult to pin down. In the twentieth century “folk art” has embraced everything from Pennsylvania German frakturs to eccentric architectural ...

Folk music doesn’t exactly have a reputation for being the happiest of the genres. With many popular folk songs telling tales of grief, heartbreak and destitution, it’s far more commonly associated ...

“[Bob Dylan] had a wealth of American folk songs and Irish, Scottish folk songs ... the Rising Sun’ and ‘On Top of Old Smokey’ might have hit the top of the charts while remaining pretty faithful to ...

Need some guilty-pleasure one-hit wonders to add to your secret playlist? We won't judge you for letting loose to these four tracks.

The American Folk Art Museum looked more plucked than plucky at the close of 2011. The museum owns the most extensive collection of American folk art anywhere, along with a large selection of folk art ...

The American folk music legend died Monday at age 94 of natural causes. His wife of 70 years, Toshi, died last year. As with all influential musicians and songwriters, Seeger's music will live on.

We’re getting on in our look back at seminal songs from the 1970s ... who released a self-titled folk-rock album in 1971 might have found just a little much. “American Pie,” the title ...

"America... like never before." Netflix has debuted another vivid 45-second teaser trailer for their epic new western series called American Primeval, made by ...

Americana music is a genre that encompasses various styles of American roots music. It draws influence from folk, country, blues, rock, and other traditional American genres. Blues music typically ...

The Sebec native wrote "Garden Song," which is considered an American folk standard and was covered by artists such as Pete ...

Act one follows Dylan’s burgeoning career as a Greenwich Village bar singer climbing ranks to become the new face of American folk. Chalamet thrives in depicting the singer as an untethered youth, ...