2. “Going Down To Mississippi” by Phil Ochs Phil Ochs knew his way around political protest songs in the 1960s, the most well-known being the 1965 folk song “Going Down To Mississippi”.

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It’s the silliest job of the silly season. For £150 a day, you get to put on white trainers, cream slacks or a skirt, a ...

Hiding somewhere between psychedelic rock and folk music, freak folk is an oft-overlooked genre of the 1960s and 1970s that we believe is worth revisiting. Freak folk was certainly a byproduct of ...

The Kentucky Folk Art Center (KFAC) is one of Kentucky's unique places. The center houses a permanent collection of nearly 1,400 pieces of regional folk art. The works displayed portray the culture ...

In Pittsburgh, not only did Isbell, on guitar and backing vocals, accompany R.E.M. frontman Stipe on two R.E.M. classics, ...

The John Lennon pen, for example, is in black precious resin, and its cap and barrel are ... known compositions as the folk opera "Porgy and Bess," "Rhapsody in Blue" and "An American in Paris." ...

Served in Vietnam. Jammed with Allman Brothers. Scored a hit in France and opened for Iron Maiden. Toured as an opening act with The Judds. Went to the same music school as Quincy Jones, John Mayer, ...

Years ago, a Moline man found a mysterious, misplaced vinyl single. We traced the song back to its local roots.

The library on the former grounds of the Highlander Folk Center, in which Rev. Martin Luther King once lectured, is one of few buildings remaining on the Grundy County site closed by the state in ...

RICHMOND, Va. — The Richmond Folk Festival is marking its 20th year on Richmond's iconic riverfront by "bringing back some great artists" the three-day event has featured over the past two decades.

The 46th International Folk Festival, which celebrates the diversity of cultures in Fayetteville, kicks off this weekend during Fourth Friday with the Fiesta Latina, organizers announced last week.