A Chicago folk legend traded a beer to get his song heard, and it became an American classic.

It's only been two days since the surprising announcement that cult singer Linda Perhacs had been missing for months, and there's already a great update.

The 1970s was a great era for folk, and there are plenty of records out there that topped the charts and inspired countless folk and folk-adjacent musicians in the decades since. However, the ...

Folk is the genre of specificity. Perhaps because of the genre’s roots in cultural storytelling, folk artists can really paint a picture for an audience. From the wilds of Colorado to intimate ...

There are few songs as recognizable and beloved by one generation after the next as Van Morrison's "Into the Mystic," which appeared on his 1970 album Moondance. One of the singer's most enduring ...

Tom Shipley of the 1960s and 1970s folk-rock duo Brewer & Shipley has died at the age of 84, reports the New York Times. Shipley's death on August 24 was confirmed by his son, Marc, to the paper, ...