Folk archive
Listen The Spring Standards On Mountain Stage
November 30, 2012 – Hear the ethereal indie-pop band perform songs representing its acoustic folk-pop side.
Listen Martha Wainwright On New Motherhood, And A Mother Lost
November 25, 2012 – Wainwright's newest album was inspired by two big changes in her family — a birth and a death.
Watch The Stray Birds: Young, Weary And Resolute FolkAlley
November 24, 2012 – Watch one of folk's best new bands perform their hit single, "Dream in Blue," for Folk Alley. FolkAlley
Listen Leonard Cohen On World Cafe WXPN
November 20, 2012 – Music journalist Sylvie Simmons recently wrote a biography of the iconic singer and poet. WXPN
Read Heavy Rotation: 5 Songs Public Radio Can't Stop Playing
November 20, 2012 – Download new music from Foxygen, bassist Marcus Miller, folk singer Rayna Geller and more.
Read Song Premiere: Erin McKeown, 'The Jailer'
November 19, 2012 – McKeown's seventh album, MANIFESTRA, out in January, includes a song written with Rachel Maddow.
Watch Patrick Watson In Concert
November 16, 2012 – The gifted singer and pianist plays an emotional live set at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C.
Watch First Watch: Night Beds, 'Even If We Try'
November 15, 2012 – Watch the intense, haunting music video premiere from Night Beds, set to a soothing melody.
Watch Sara Watkins On Mountain Stage
November 13, 2012 – The former Nickel Creek member performs songs from her latest solo album, Sun Midnight Sun.
Listen Next: Aaron Embry WXPN
November 12, 2012 – The Californian recorded his solo debut, Tiny Prayers, after a three-year stint with Edward Sharpe. WXPN
Listen Field Report On World Cafe WXPN
November 12, 2012 – The band just released its debut album — the result of years of work for founder Chris Porterfield. WXPN
Watch Girlyman: This Song's Status Is 'It's Complicated' FolkAlley
November 10, 2012 – The folk band explores the middle ground between loving and leaving in "Empire of Our State." FolkAlley
Listen Pokey LaFarge And The South City Three On Mountain Stage
November 9, 2012 – The group mixes string-band music with ragtime, country blues and Western swing from a bygone era.
Listen Squeezebox Brutality: Murder Ballads From Finland
November 9, 2012 – Accordion renegade Kimmo Pohjonen collects a series of gruesome tales on Murhaballadeja.
Watch First Watch: Ben Sollee, 'A Few Honest Words'
November 5, 2012 – A moving video, shot by the Lincoln Memorial, issues a bipartisan plea for honesty from politicians.