Tens of thousands of music fans flock to Birds Hill Park each summer for the Winnipeg Folk Festival, but this year’s a special one for the iconic local event — its 50th anniversary.

The Winnipeg Folk Festival is marking its 50th edition with a diverse musical lineup that includes local talents, emerging artists, and long-time favorites. The festival is scheduled from July 10 ...

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.

The freewheeling spirit that has come to define folk music in recent years is writ large across the nominees for the RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards 2025. It’s palpable in the wide-angled soundscape of ...

Monica Barbaro’s critically acclaimed performance as Joan Baez in James Mangold’s ‘A Complete Unknown’ reignites the gravity of the real-life musician’s stardom and artistry, which crested during the ...

One track was a love song by the English folk artist Ewan MacColl: “The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face,” written in 1957 for his future wife, singer Peggy Seeger. Flack not only knew of the ...

Beloved English folk musician and songwriter Bill Fay has died, aged 81. The news was confirmed in a statement by his label, Dead Oceans, who said that Fay died “peacefully” in London on ...

Cult-favourite folk musician and songwriter Bill Fay has died, aged 81. The news was confirmed in a statement by his label, Dead Oceans, who said that Fay died “peacefully” in London yesterday ...

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February 21, 2025 • The Toronto native sits down with World Cafe's Raina Douris to talk about her debut, full-length album. February 12, 2025 • Alvin Ailey's seminal Revelations is considered ...

By Paul Grein Thirty-five years after Indigo Girls won a Grammy for best contemporary folk recording for their eponymous debut album, the duo received a lifetime achievement award at The ...

Folk dancing should drop terms like “ladies and gentlemen” to avoid “offending minority genders”, a leading music organisation has said. The English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) is ...