Folk

Singer, guitarist, songwriter Adelphi's 1031 LP plus 2 extra tracks.1. Footloose 2. It Ain't Easy 3. John Hurt Medley 4. No Money Down 5. Green Rocky Road 6. Guilty 7. Maybelline 8. Rosalie 9. One Plus One 10. Ninety Nine Year Blues 11. Glory of Love 12...

Singer, activist, and founder of Paredon Records (now also under the stewardship of Smithsonian Folkways), Barbara Dane was born in 1929 and was still going strong last time we spoke with her. This album was released in 1964, and includes original songs,...

Singer songwriter Iain Matthews and guitarist/singer songwriter/producer BJ Baartmans met in 2003, shortly after Iain had relocated to the south of Holland. The all Dutch lineup of Matthews Southern Comfort, which they formed together in 2005 and...

Singer Bob Ross served in the Naval Air Service during World War II, and he used his repertoire of ballads to entertain injured servicemen in hospitals. This collection of simple, sentimental songs includes favorites "Down in the Valley" and...

Singer and songwriter Lorre Wyatt has been a popular figure on the folk circuit since the early 1970's. Lorre is best known for such songs as the classic "Somos El Barco / We are the Boat," which has been recorded by numerous artists including Pete...

Singer and labor movement activist Joe Glazer said that Larry Penn "is walking in the footsteps of Joe Hill and Woody Guthrie." a truck driver for his entire adult life, Penn started playing folk music after stumbling upon an old Lead Belly recording...

Singer and folklorist John Greenway focuses on his specialty, labor and protest songs, in this 1958 album. In addition to the "original" talking blues tune by Chris Bouchillon, which appeared on a 1926 recording, Greenway performs a number of Woody...

Since their 2017 debut, Che Apalache have taken audiences by storm with their fusion of Latin and American roots music. With their stirring new record Rearrange My Heart, the band takes their global sonic sensibilities to the task of exploring social...

Since the railroad's rise in the 1800s it has een a thing of musical fascination and fodder for American musicians and songwriter. Railroad work songs, ballads recounting riveting exploits and instrumental echoes of the once familiar sounds of the steam...

Since the mid-80s Marley's ghost has built a singular reputation among discerning roots music followers for it's multi-instrumental virtuosity, ultra-tight four part harmonies and animated live performances. SPOOKED is a musically sophisticated,...

Since the demise of his previous band Ultimate Painting, Jack Cooper - under his Modern Nature guise - has never stopped looking ahead, exploring and reaching for something further. Since 2019, he's released an EP, last year's mini album Annual, one full...

Since releasing her debut solo album, "With Silver & All" and subsequent albums, "Laughing Girl" and "Morning Moon, " and being awarded "Best Up and Coming Artist" and nominated as Best Instrumentalist at the Scots Trad Music Awards, Jenna Reid has...