The Smithsonian's collections and archives are a rich source of information on American folk music and its many genres. Smithsonian Folkways is home to a significant collection of folk music ...

and research and teaching materials on American music, folklore, and psalmody. Collegiate song books collected by Walter S. "Wally" Collins (1926-1997), including extensive research materials on the ...

but he’s mostly known for recasting traditional American folk songs into vibrant contemporary soundscapes. He spoke to NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Tom Casciato about his Vermont ...

Programming note: these songs were selected with our list of the 10 Best Albums of 2024 in mind, so to showcase a greater ...

Folk music is traditional ... American folk music, Russian folk music and so on. Each type of folk music is very different and can teach us things about a particular culture. Ballads were a ...

Jethro Tull made the biggest artistic leap of their career on their 1971 album Aqualung. It was a record devoted alternately ...

For Americana, Neil Young's first album with the band Crazy Horse in nearly nine years, the singer-songwriter revisits classic American folk songs and delivers the tunes, which encompass familiar ...

In recent years, contemporary folk artists have seen a surge in their streaming numbers, with artists who turn to the ...