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“He struck it big, and we were all green with envy. It was terrible: we fell out for about six months. It was ‘He’s doing much better than I am.’”: When T. Rex opened ...

T. Rex's signature song was written and recorded while on a hectic US tour, and would be their only stateside hit ...

Doug Pettibone on taking lessons from Andy Summers, touring with Jewel, and not getting fired by John Mayer

The first-call guitarist explains why he loved working with Lucinda Williams but had to leave, how he got the gig back, his ...
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Doug Pettibone on Andy Summers' lessons, touring with Jewel, and not getting fired by John Mayer

The first-call guitarist explains why he loves working with Lucinda Williams, and reveals how he faked it on pedal steel ...
American Songwriter

3 Folk Ballads That Became Rock Anthems in the 1960s

Folk ballads will likely never disappear, considering our dedication to preserving them and, if the 1960s are any indication, reviving them from history. A ton of rock musicians took old folk ballads ...
American Songwriter

3 Folk Rock Songs That Captured the Spirit of the 1960s (And You’ve Definitely Never Heard Them)

Unless you’re a diehard folk fan or delight in finding niche little gems from music history’s past, there’s a good chance that the following 1960s folk rock songs aren’t totally familiar to you. There ...
The Providence Journal

More acts added to Newport Folk Festival lineup. Here's who they are

More acts were just added to the Newport Folk Festival lineup. The Newport Folk Festival will be held from July 24-26, 2026. One of the new acts added to the lineup this week is Strongboi. The list ...
The Free Press Journal

Thane Cultural Event: ‘The Folk Akhyan’ Musical Show To Celebrate Maharashtrian Folk Traditions On March 19

Thane, March 13: The globally acclaimed musical production, “The Folk Akhyan,” is set to arrive in Thane for a grand cultural celebration on the evening of March 19, 2026. Organized by Morya ...
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The magical mystery of the $1.3m Gretsch that might have recorded a Beatles classic

“The Gretsch is pretty special,” Amelia Walker of Christie’s reflects of John Lennon’s 1963 6120 Chet Atkins, now sold at auction for $1,270,000. “But both this guitar and the Model 1996 Rickenbacker ...
CBC.ca

On TikTok, a new group of folk musicians are taking the genre back to its political roots

When the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran late last month, songwriter and musician Joseph Terrell says he couldn't get the conflict off his mind. Soon, his thoughts were taking the shape of ...
NPR

The Great American Folk Show

Hosted by folksinger and songwriter Tom Brosseau, The Great American Folk Show Podcast features interviews, music, poetry, and more, curated from the show's beloved radio broadcast. April 4, 2026 • ...
The Guardian

Summerfolk review – lazy days of passion and privilege at Gorky’s doomed dacha

Writers Nina and Moses Raine add comedy and raunch to Maxim Gorky’s satire of the holidaying elite In 1898, Maxim Gorky wrote a fan letter to Anton Chekhov. Gorky was just starting out, and the ...
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Zachary Folk

I am a reporter based in Brooklyn covering breaking news. I previously covered crime, politics, and local New York City news for Metro and the New York Post. I am a graduate of the University of ...