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The winner and finalists in the annual Songs for Social Change contest hosted by Renaissance Artists and Writers Association will...

Tony Barrand, a traditional folk and sea chantey singer, folklorist, and Morris & clog dancer died on January 29, 2022....

A wide array of female Irish musicians will participate in a free, online St. Brigid’s Day Concert on February 1,...

Kathy Sands-Boehmer’s Harbortown Music and Michael Kornfeld’s AcousticMusicScene.com team up to present Folk from the North Country – a livestream...

Tim Grimm, a southern Indiana-based folk-Americana singer-songwriter, had the top album (Gone) on folk radio during 2021, edging out upstate...

Raise the Roof by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss was the most-played album on folk radio during December 2021, while...
J.D. Crowe, an influential and visionary bluegrass banjo player, who plied his craft for more than 60 years, died on...

Chinook Waltz by Over the Moon was the most-played album on folk radio during November 2021, while the southwestern Alberta,...
Scott Alarik, Bill Staines and Joe Virga — each of whom made important contributions to the folk music community in...