Bob Dylan was unplugged before that term meant anything. In 1994, he returned to the format for a memorable 'MTV Unplugged' ...

The 2026 Newport Folk Festival lineup is taking shape, with organizers steadily unveiling artists over the past two weeks in the event’s signature rolling announcement style. One of the biggest names ...

Mirabelle Skipworth is an alt-folk songwriter based in Pittsburgh, PA, who has been performing her songs for the past decade. Traveling around with her ...

For its 38th annual conference, Folk Alliance International returned to New Orleans, home of their largest-ever event (2020’s draw of 3,600 people) and the epicenter of one of the nation’s great ...

Glen Phillips has spent nearly four decades as the lead singer and primary songwriter of Toad the Wet Sprocket, helping shape the band’s elegant folk-pop sound and deeply introspective lyricism. His ...

Labi Siffre, the 80-year-old British folk singer, has announced his first new album in 28 years. Siffre is making a comeback with his aptly titled upcoming album, Unfinished Business, out later this ...

The 11-track album featured 10 original songs written by Dylan. Two singles, “On a Night Like This” and “Something There Is About You,” reached No. 44 and No. 107 on the Billboard Hot 100. While those ...

Improvisation tends to be a lurking possibility in these columns, even if not actively being practised, but for the first New ...

Despite carrying the weight of years of anticipation, J. Cole’s “The Fall-Off” explores legacy, fear and fulfillment across ...

A folk singer from Romsey has announced her third album and a new run of live dates. Lucy Kitchen is set to release In The Low Light on Friday, February 27, through Bohemia Rose Records, her own label ...

Siffre took a sporadic approach to releasing music over the years, dropping six albums in a five-year span during the ’70s, including his standout LP Crying Laughing Loving Lying, before retiring.

Portland folk singer Jeffrey Martin releases one full show, Alive, on July 25, 2025, recorded at Portland’s The Showdown, with 16 tracks, unedited, ...