Folk News

It's also going to be slightly shocking for those familiar with Penner's earlier records, marked as they were by well-crafted story songs that drew on the former Albertan's work with the homeless and dispossessed.

Though I remember being assigned to sing "I've looked at life from both sides now" in the third grade choir, it wasn't until purchasing 1991's Night Ride Home when I fully jumped aboard the Joni Mitchell train.

Artist Jack Zajac said learning earlier this year that his bronze sculpture was among the last works of art ever seen by President John F. Kennedy left him feeling "reverential." Zajac's small sculpture of a bound goat was among a collection of impressive artwork that decorated the president's Fort Worth hotel suite in hopes of creating something ... (more)

The Strand Theatre, 345 Main St., will host a special screening of "Don McLean: American Troubadour," with special guests Don and Patrisha McLean, Sunday, June 2, at 6 p.m. Don McLean is one of America's most enduring singer/songwriters and is forever associated with his classic hits "American Pie," "Vincent," "Crying" and "Castles in the Air." ... (more)

Peggy Seeger said it best with a new song that she had penned for her brother Pete's 94th birthday.

The Museum of the City of New York today announced a star-studded line-up of musicians and writers for a special concert to benefit the upcoming exhibition Folk City.

They record and drink with Shane MacGowan from The Pogues, count Niall Horan from One Direction and Bressie as celebrity fans and friends, have recorded with film star, Patrick Bergin, performed at the recent Cycle Against Suicide and guested with Joe Rooney on Celebrity Come Dine with Me Ireland, playing for Rosanna Davison.

'The thick Aran sweaters which became their trademark' a the Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem in New York in 1961.

For the first time ever, Grammy-winning folk duo the Indigo Girls, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, will embark on a national symphony tour in the United States.

ArtsQuest's Musikfest Cafe has added blues guitarist Popa Chubby, "Classic Albums Live - The Beatles," "The Music of Simon & Garfunkel performed by AJ Swearingen & Jonathan Beedle," "Big Shot - The Ultimate Billy Joel Experience" and Bethlehem-based rockers Billy Bauer Band to its summer lineup.

A town judge on Tuesday refused to dismiss a drugged-driving case against Kerry Kennedy, ex-wife of Gov.

Thirty "Coachella-type" rock bands on three stages over two days in late August at the Monterey County Fairgrounds, that's the enticing recipe for the inaugural First City Festival.

"I'M just glad Steve and Phil have let me sing more than one song!" joked double bass player Miranda Sykes as she wrapped the opening set of the evening.

Coffee lovers probably won't hear much about la roya in the United States, but this fungal disease is decimating thousands of coffee farms across Mexico and Central America.

Onscreen, George Kennedy was as imposing as a redwood--tall and sturdy. These days, however, by his own admission, he's too old to be counting the rings.

The "Listen Again" series was popular enough that your favorite record reviewer has decided to follow the lead of some TV execs and do a spin-off. In this series we once more examine previously-released albums BUT the platters we'll peruse in this particular series will be But first, for those not up on their music history, Kottke is an acoustic ... (more)

The Wrecking Crew was a famed Los Angeles collective of studio musicians who backed everyone from Simon & Garfunkel to the Beach Boys in the 1960s, and the Carpenters to the Captain & Tennille in the 1970s.

Kimya Dawson and Aesop Rock both grew up in the New York suburbs and reside in the Pacific Northwest, but they only met after Aesop sent Dawson a fan letter; they eventually evolved into a duo they call The Uncluded.

People queued into the street to buy tickets for punk poet John Cooper Clarke and folk musician June Tabor as Hebden Bridge Festival announced its 20th programme.

Councilman Woody McEvers and Huckleberries photographer Duane Rasmussen photographed the work under way at McEuen Field Friday afternoon.