In the potluck, fast-buck world of pop music, the Beers Family is like not with it. They sing, of all things, for the sheer enjoyment of it. They are folk ... us at letters@time.com ...

Jared Polis and folk singer ... time. Different water fountains for Blacks and whites. Here we were in our nation’s capitol, where we proclaimed with others that there was liberty and justice ...

Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter best known ... It’s All Right” and “Blowin’ in the Wind,” into Billboard Top 10 hits as they helped lead an American renaissance in folk music.

UC Santa Cruz alumna Gillian Welch (Porter ’90, fine arts) alongside her musical partner David Rawlings, clinched the Best Folk Album award at the 67th Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 2 for their album ...