The great folksong revival of the 1940s through 1960s made rural white and African American artists and their music favorites of audiences everywhere. While key figures associated with the American ...

Beans on Toast is not an orthodox folk musician; however, he certainly still falls under the genre. The UK-based folk singer came to ... and “The Great American Novel.” Musically, Beans ...

He released his debut album, 1964’s “First Songs,” on Folkways, the acclaimed home of Woody Guthrie and curator Harry Smith’s “Anthology of American Folk Music.” Hurley’s talents ...

Music creators who provide the soundtracks for movements championing social justice today are living the legacy of the American Folk Revival. Frank Hamilton, the youngest member of the music ...