Perhaps fittingly for a radio host with a legendary self-effacing delivery, Dick Pleasants began his on-air career on a small scale at the age of 10 by reaching out through the airwaves to his ...

Folk music in the UK has a new awards platform. Music charity Sound Roots and podcast Folk on Foot have launched The Folk Album Of The Year Award. With the aim of celebrating albums released in the UK ...

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 ...

Five folk acts are writing and composing a song about people whose lives have been influenced by - or changed track - thanks to trains Folk music tells the story of everyday life, with melodies and ...

Folk is fashionable. Its latest manifestation at Tate Britain is only the most recent of stirrings – it been on the up for a number of years. Perhaps most obviously is the resurgence of folk music, ...

Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Suite 2001, Washington ...