The world of music is constantly changing. Genres such as folk-pop, indie-folk, and country music are currently experiencing a real cultural hype. The folk-pop scene in particular seems to be gaining ...

The songs that Shirley Collins sings have been handed down over centuries and traveled across oceans. And now at age 85, the woman who has been called the first lady of English folk music has a new ...

Folk musician and former BBC Scotland presenter Archie Fisher has died at the age of 86. The singer, songwriter and guitarist ...

Rachel and Becky Unthank (yes, that's their given name) grew up living and breathing folk music in England's Northumberland County -- their parents, both singers, were active performers, and as the ...

Not many artists receive a standing ovation before playing a single note - but when Martin Carthy, the 84 year-old hero of English folk music, graced the stage of EartH, Hackney on Saturday, 27th ...

Quite a long time in the making the slightly dubiously named 'Full English' (cheesy name for real ale?) archive is now online. Charting the development of English folk music in the 20th Century this ...

“Folk music and songs from Ireland, Scotland and America are deeply interconnected,” said the Irish folk singer, who will ...