Michael Hurley, a legendary singer-songwriter known as the “Godfather of freak folk” has died. He was 83. His family ...

Sometimes called the father of freak-folk, the 83-year-old singer-songwriter lived, worked and died on his own terms.

The influential singer/songwriter was a part of the Greenwich Village folk music scene of the 1960s and 1970s.

He met me in a parking lot downtown, next to the small room that serves as the Friends in Real Life headquarters. In February ...

Brooklyn-based musical trio Bandits on the Run have carved out a sound uniquely their own...Adrian Blake Enscoe, Sydney ...

The family of folk singer Michael Hurley, known as the "Godfather of freak folk," revealed on Thursday that Hurley has died.

Ani DiFranco with special guest Wryn: 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, April 10-11, at Thalia Hall, 1807 S. Allport St., Chicago.

You’ll hear traditional folk, folk rock, chamber folk, and folktronica. Each artist’s journey to the festival is unique—for example, I discovered the Natig Rhythm Group at a festival in Kazakhstan and ...

The ornately decorated fiddle belonged to the dance master who taught Robert Burns. At Carnegie, it will cap “Scotland’s ...

I share music and songs through the lens of deep listening,” said Pell, a finger-style guitarist who has appeared as a ...

Are you interested in listening to folk music but don't know where to start? Writer Dot Smith writes about their picks for the best songs to listen to to immerse ...