How Alice Cooper turned a folk song into his own rock and roll anthem — with a little help from a beat-up pedal steel guitar

As the lead track to the ‘Billion Dollar Babies,‘ it served double duty as a dramatic opening number on the album‘s tour ...
American Songwriter

3 Early Folk Rock Songs That Solidified the Subgenre as a Major Rock and Roll Force

Let's look at three early folk rock staples that helped the genre become a major player in the 1960s and 1970s cultural ...
Arizona State Press

The Echo's picks: Some non-Bob Dylan folk musicians you should check out

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 ...

Folk artists from around New England to honor CT DJ with a ‘Festival of Song’ at The Sounding Board

Over a dozen local, regional or national folk artists are convening at The Sounding Board on Saturday to honor Susan Forbes ...
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Goalpariya folk music's rise and the challenge of preserving its soul

Goalpariya folk music has expanded beyond its origins, a positive yet concerning development. Punam Barua, a relative of the ...