Danny Thompson, a founding member of British folk rock band Pentangle, has died at the age of 86. The legendary folk rock bass player is known for his work with music luminaries like Kate Bush, John ...

A conversation with music from The Decemberists and British singer Olivia Chaney. Their new project, Offa Rex both honors and rocks the British... If you've never found a way to experience the bliss ...

CROPREDY, England (Reuters) - What better way for the founding fathers of British folk-rock to celebrate 45 years as a band than with an intimate gathering of 20,000 friends and family? Fairport ...

Labi Siffre, the 80-year-old British folk singer, has announced his first new album in 28 years. Siffre is making a comeback with his aptly titled upcoming album, Unfinished Business, out later this ...

Veteran British folk artist and singer/songwriter Ralph McTell celebrated his 80th birthday on December 3. Although not a household name in the U.S., McTell has had a long, prolific, and influential ...

Philadelphia, PA—Folk rock enthusiasts around the world are buzzing with the forthcoming CD release by The Gathering Britannia, a British Folk-Rock Super Group whose history is undeniable. The ...

The best folk albums tend to suit this time of year—the muddy oranges, browns and greens; the slowing-down after frenzied summers; the darkness. Blending an embrace of the melancholy with an interest ...

Iris DeMent was one of the most distinctive voices in the 1990s—a lyricist who inspired John Prine to write the liner notes for her 1992 debut album and a vocalist who inspired Merle Haggard to say, ...