Tunes that echo across the peripheries of lands – deserts, rivers, hills and forests – form the gist of the genre known as “folk music”.

Below are some of the concerts and acts coming to Merced in February. You can see more events or add one you’d like to ...

Learn about Lohri’s traditional songs and dances like Bhangra, Gidda and folk music rooted in Punjabi culture.

Folk duo February Sky will appear at the annual “Evening of Folk Music” sponsored by the Geneva Park District on Friday, Jan.

Brian Wilson was a fascinating individual, and his contemporaries have more than a few interesting (and somewhat funny) ...

Having just released his debut album, Bloodlines, the singer discusses his fractured identity, survivor’s guilt and how he took solace in Mumford & Sons ...

Country songs are typically pretty straightforward and easily understandable, but that is not the case for these three ...

Geoff Kaufman, the Westerly balladeer who has been adding beauty and meaning to the lives of local music lovers for decades — ...

Lucinda Williams has known strange times before these. When she thinks back to her days as a teenage antiwar activist in late ...

The “philosophical folk rock” of Dave Nachmanoff is coming to Old Poway Park during a Jan. 16 concert courtesy of Folk ...

Brandi Carlile and Sam Smith sit down to discuss their love for each other's voices, queer style, and singing at Carlile's ...

From Garth Brooks to George Strait, hear the electrifying soundtrack that captures the grit, glory, and heartache of life in ...