Folk archive
Listen At SXSW, A 71-Year-Old Guitarist Makes A Belated Debut
March 14, 2013 – This week in Austin, Harry Taussig is performing in public for the first time.
Listen Next: Birdie Busch And The Greatest Night
March 11, 2013 – Hear two songs from the whimsical singer-songwriter's new album.
Listen The Last Bison On World Cafe WXPN
March 11, 2013 – The Virginia band describes its classical-influenced folk-rock sound as "mountaintop chamber music." WXPN
Listen Arthur Alligood On Mountain Stage
March 8, 2013 – The winner of 2011's Mountain Stage NewSong contest performs tracks from his new One Silver Needle.
Watch Stompin' Tom Connors, Canadian Folk Hero, Has Died
March 7, 2013 – The singer-songwriter was a passionate nationalist whose songs celebrated his country.
Listen The Avett Brothers On World Cafe WXPN
March 7, 2013 – Hear the dynamic, thought-provoking folk-rock band play songs from its latest album, The Carpenter. WXPN
Listen The New Rope String Band On Mountain Stage
March 6, 2013 – The U.K. trio combines traditional acoustic sounds with circus and vaudeville elements.
Listen Josh Ritter On World Cafe WXPN
March 5, 2013 – Hear the folk-rock singer-songwriter play songs from his new album, The Beast in Its Tracks. WXPN
Listen Ray Wylie Hubbard On Mountain Stage
March 5, 2013 – The Texas troubadour and anthem writer performs songs from his newest album, The Grifter's Hymnal.
Watch The Lone Bellow: Tiny Desk Concert
March 4, 2013 – The fast-rising Brooklyn trio sings beautiful, heartfelt, impeccably harmonized folk-pop songs.
Listen First Listen: Devendra Banhart, 'Mala'
March 3, 2013 – The singer smooths out the extremes in his sound, while still finding ways to defy expectations.
Listen Emmylou Harris And Rodney Crowell: Staying Low
March 2, 2013 – On the new duet album Old Yellow Moon, the former bandmates practically celebrate heartbreak.
Watch Lady Lamb The Beekeeper Emerges From Behind The Counter
February 28, 2013 – Aly Spaltro's first studio album, Ripely Pine, features rearrangements of her basement recordings.
Listen The Quebe Sisters Band On Mountain Stage
February 28, 2013 – The three fiddling sisters combine Western swing and jazz to form a sound of their own.
Listen Justin Townes Earle On Mountain Stage
February 25, 2013 – The singer puts the blues back in country on his new album, which he recorded in an old church.