The biggest Folk albums of the month (defined in partnership with English Folk Expo) by British and Irish artists, based on sales in the UK of downloads, CDs, vinyl and other formats, plus streams.

Some songwriters started writing poetry before segueing into song. Others will even say that most of their songs started as a poem, or inspired by the work of classic poetry, or poets. Videos by ...

Ian Fisher is sitting in a Webster Groves coffee shop eating a pierogi. It’s an item he tries to order anytime he sees it on ...

And if there’s a limit on how many times a grown man can kiss a rabbit on the head, I didn’t find it.” Now, Morgan’s new ...

As Tom Morello explained, "Folk music - the music of Woody Guthrie and Phil Ochs, early Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Pete Seeger - could be as heavy as anything." ...

By Paul Grein Thirty-five years after Indigo Girls won a Grammy for best contemporary folk recording for their eponymous debut album ... musician who gathered songs for the Carter Family with ...

From Lankum to Lemoncello, Christy Moore and Róis, the breadth of nominees for this year’s awards reflects the vibrancy and relevance of the contemporary trad scene ...