A number of instruments played by famous folk artists, along with those of less-known and unknown artists, are housed at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. National Museum of ...

This 1972 record from Mellow Candle is a great example of what Irish bands were doing with the genre in the 1970s. Clodagh ...

As the civil rights movement gained momentum in the 1960s, folk music gave voice to a new generation longing for equality and justice. "We Shall Overcome" is particularly well-known as a civil rights ...

Bitch, devil’s fiddle, some traditional Polish folk instruments may have brow-raising names, but all of them have a unique and fascinating sound which lends Polish folk its inimitable cachet. Ligawka ...

Most folk music includes singing and musical instruments. It is music created ... For example there's English folk music, Scottish folk music, American folk music, Russian folk music and so ...

Plus, Tom talks with retired Prairie Public radio director, Bill Thomas, who shares a folk song. — The Great American Folk Show is written, recorded, and hosted by folksinger and songwriter Tom ...