Some of the best songs in the history of popular music are truly undefinable, and that is what, in part, makes them so phenomenally iconic. These classic songs that can’t be pigeon-holed into one ...

Joni Mitchell's "Woodstock" would capture the feeling of an era, and was covered by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and two ...

Americans love lists. From George Gallup's most admired public figures to Mr. Blackwell's Ten Worst-Dressed Women, lists cater to that part of the American psyche which craves order and enjoys ...

The Grammy-nominated classic served as the singer’s breakthrough hit, despite never topping the charts.

BBC Radio 2 is putting folk music front and centre this summer with the return of the award-winning 21st Century Folk, for ...

Emmylou Harris has the kind of voice that can make any song better, but she struggled with the decision of whether or not to record this classic folk song that is now an invariable part of her musical ...

Faced with Russia’s efforts to erase Ukrainian culture, people have embraced traditional music as a way to reconnect with their past and affirm their identity. Roksolaniya, a traditional Ukrainian ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Folk music as a genre has taken many different forms over the centuries ...

In 1937, Odetta Felious Holmes moved from Birmingham, Alabama, to Los Angeles. Only six, she was already bigger than the other kids when she arrived in East Hollywood with her mother, Flora, and her ...

In returning to a songbook that is decades — if not centuries — old, a new generation of performers is expanding the definition of what their traditional art form can be. Dom Flemons at the nightclub ...