The Mexican American rocker has been added to the bill, along with bluegrass, Irish music, Creole and Sacred Steel bands.

Fletcher was a professor at what was then known as Mary Baldwin College. Margaret was a writer. In 1954, the two started Oak ...

Folk legend Joan Baez reflects on a life in music and activism After six decades performing, folk legend Joan Baez is saying farewell to music with a tour this summer.

The band’s second album (What We Did On Our Holidays, 1969) mixed things up – the band taking on songs from Mitchell and Bob Dylan alongside traditional English folk tunes.

Folk music is having a resurgence in Britain and several London-based acts, including Shovel Dance Collective and Goblin Band, have won acclaim and growing fan bases by playing old-time tunes ...

“Bono and I are working on some crazy kind of sci-fi Irish folk music, which could end up becoming a part of the new U2 album. We’re not sure yet; we’ll see,” the guitarist said.