Some singer-songwriter songs from the year 1973 remain loved today and have even inspired new generations of songwriters.

Regardless of technological advancements or changing music trends, folk music never seems to go out of style. This may have to do with roots music forming the DNA from which most music styles evolve.

Jennifer Reid sang workers’ songs, Malmin plumbed gnarly Norwegian hinterlands and Quinie rode across Argyll on a horse ...

In 1966, folk duo Simon & Garfunkel — made up of musicians Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel — released the song "A Hazy Shade of Winter" as a stand-alone single, where it peaked at No. 13 on the Billboard ...

They are one of the longest-running classic rock bands and have countless hit songs. And yet to this day, Styx can still be misunderstood. Thanks to such classics as the ballad "Babe" or the soft folk ...

Known for his rustic, acoustic-folk sound, Contemporary Christian singer-songwriter Josiah Queen has a troubadour's knack for translating keen observations into evocative songs, such as his ...

Folk originates from the German word "volk," which means "the people." And that's what folk is at its core: from the people, documented and shared with individual experience in mind. The late 19th ...

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