2. “Like A Rolling Stone” by Bob Dylan We don’t want to sacrifice diversity on our list of folk rock songs that started the movement, but Bob Dylan just had to make the list again.

The Smithsonian's collections and archives are a rich source of information on American folk music and its many genres. Smithsonian Folkways is home to a significant collection of folk music ...

The chart visualizes two recordings of the English folk song “Scarborough Fair”—one sung, one spoken—by Patrick Savage, a study author and participant. The song unfolds at around half the ...

Ella Jenkins, the prolific musician, educator, and entertainer known as the “First Lady of Children’s Folk Song,” has died.

The great folksong revival of the 1940s through 1960s made rural white and African American artists and their music favorites of audiences everywhere. While key figures associated with the American ...