Aer Lingus representatives, Music City Irish Fest's CEO Brenda Willis, Irish musician Niall McCabe highlight long ties ...

Nathan Evans was working as a mail carrier when he uploaded his cover of an old whaling tune. Now he has a folk-inspired album of his own songs, which he promises people can still “sing in the car.” ...

Pete Seeger was a major figure in America’s folk revival and influenced generations of musicians—including Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and Billy Bragg. Seeger’s rendition of “We Shall Overcome” ...

Joni Mitchell wrote this song to cheer up Neil Young after hearing his laments over his lost youth in his song "Sugar Mountain." ...

Berlin-based masters of Anatolian pop-folk psychedelia Derya Yıldırım and Grup Şimşek have returned with a new album, 'Yarın Yoksa', via Big Crown Records.

I used the blues to open doors into the music business, to get an audience,” Tull’s frontman tells us. “And a record deal.” ...

WTTW News producer Josh Terry presents must-see live music shows from indie rock to jazz, country, hip-hop and more.

Veteran singer-songwriter James Lee Stanley is a former U.S. Air Force Chinese-language specialist and the subject of an ...

After a decade away from the spotlight, musician Dao Lang has struck a chord with middle-aged and elderly fans for his ...

Grammy-winning Americana performer and bluesman Keb' Mo' to perform at the Ryman Auditorium with Shawn Colvin on March 13.

A resurfaced White House video from 2011 captured then-President Obama spelling out his initiatives to get the federal ...

It’s looking like a significant couple of weeks for the folk rock trio Palmyra as it gears up to head out on its first headline tour. The jam-packed days for the queer band from Virginia start ...