Folk archive
Listen Spirit Family Reunion On Mountain Stage
December 21, 2012 – Hear the band play rustic, Appalachia-influenced tunes on its first Mountain Stage appearance.
Listen Tunes To 'Work Hard, Play Hard, Pray Hard' To
December 19, 2012 – Critic Milo Miles says these rare old-timey songs contain "the currents of long-ago lives."
Watch You'll Know This Band In 2013: The Lone Bellow
December 19, 2012 – The Lone Bellow plays acoustic music born of tragedy and of the heart.
Listen John Fullbright On World Cafe WXPN
December 18, 2012 – Hear the folk singer play songs from his debut album, From The Ground Up. WXPN
Read Top 10 Folk & Americana Albums Of 2012 FolkAlley
December 15, 2012 – The best folk and roots of the year, from solo musicians to stomping bands, focused on community. FolkAlley
Listen Barnaby Bright On Mountain Stage
December 13, 2012 – Hear the indie-folk duo play a wide array of instruments in its first Mountain Stage appearance.
Listen Josh Ritter On World Cafe WXPN
December 13, 2012 – Hear Ritter perform a song from his forthcoming album, The Beast in Its Tracks, in the studio. WXPN
Listen Fingerstylist Jack Rose Remembered As A Friend
December 9, 2012 – Fellow guitarist Daniel Bachman was a teen when he struck up a friendship with the late musician.
Watch Anaïs Mitchell: Tiny Desk Concert
December 6, 2012 – The singer-songwriter performs three of Young Man in America's most bracingly beautiful songs.
Watch Elizabeth LaPrelle: Carrying On The Appalachian Tradition
December 2, 2012 – Though she's only 25, the ballad singer says she's "excited to sound like a creepy old lady."
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.