Folk

Hillel Raveh joined the underground Haganah movement in his teens and during WWII was a member of the Jewish Brigades, whose "shock troops" developed into the Palmach, or Israel Defence Army. He sings stirring songs of the period, accompanied by Gil...

Hilary Woods' Birthmarks has been a labor of intensity and intuition, written over the course of two years. Recorded whilst heavily pregnant between Galway and Oslo in the winter of 2019, Woods explores the oscillating and volatile processes of selfhood...

Highly-anticipated 2018 album from the veteran singer/songwriter. The Tree of Forgiveness is Prine's first collection of new material since 2005's Grammy-winning Fair and Square. Prine teamed with Grammy-winning producer Dave Cobb to record in...

'Hieroglyphs That Tell the Tale' is the title of the new album from Irish singer Karan Casey. The album sees her return to a mix of traditional and folk songs imbued with a modern twist, sitting alongside some new self-penned songs. She is joined on...

Hermes Nye's "sneaking fondness for the English things from Percy and Child" takes center stage on this collection of ballads. The singer's commentaries enliven the notes: For example, Nye writes, "Sir Walter Scott collected ["Binnorie"], and probably...

Here's your opportunity to swing your partner and promenade around the hall. These fiddle tunes are accompanied by dance calls from Al Brundage, who led one of the largest square dancing schools in the country during the mid twentieth century.1...

Here it is, the pinnacle of Gordon Lightfoot's career as both a songwriter and a performer: his 1974 #1 smash LP featuring the title classic (also a #1) and the Top 10 hit "Carefree Highway." But those who've only heard the hits have missed many prime...

Here it is at last, the privately pressed album (in both it's second mono and third stereo versions) that launched one of the most extraordinary careers in American roots music. Legend has it that only 95 copies of the original were made, yet it made...

Here is Steeleye Span's amazing new album, which includes seasonal and sacred songs. Please note, the spelling of "Nowell" here is correct according to the Oxford Book of Carols, and according to Maddy!1. First Nowell 2. Down in Yon Forest 3. Unconquered...

Here are Steeleye Span; in fact two different Steeleye Span's. One from the mid eighties remolding earlier tracks into a funky Merry England groove; immaculate bass from the soon to depart Rick Kemp, roaring guitar courtesy of Bob Johnson, two sparks to...

Here are is another parting gift of old, nearly lost mountain tunes from Ralph Stanley.1. Little Birdie 2. I LL Remember You Love in My Prayers 3. Handsome Molly 4. Cluck Old Hen 5. Man of Constant Sorrow 6. Nine Pound Hammer 7. East Virginia Blues 8...

Here are 75 original recordings by the greatest singers, songwriters and groups in folk. Includes Greenback Dollar Woody Guthrie; Frankie and Johnny Pete Seeger; John Hardy Leadbelly; Strange Fruit Josh White; If I Had a Hammer Weavers; Alabama Bound...