Folk Music

The 93-year-old musician and co-founder of the political label Paredon Records looks back on a history of resistance. Source

Reissues and deluxe editions of albums by PJ Harvey, Lil Peep, Charles Mingus and others provide fresh looks at familiar works, and the creative processes that birthed them. Source

Hear tracks by Megan Thee Stallion, Steve Earle, Bleachers featuring Bruce Springsteen and others. Source

Hear tracks by Jade Bird, Nothing, Fred Hersch and others. Source

A five-disc archival collection traces the beginnings of one of the most daring trajectories in popular music. Source

He never had a Top 40 pop hit. But his best-known composition became a standard, and he became a mainstay of the outlaw country movement. Source

Hear tracks by Demi Lovato, Lana Del Rey, Kristeen Young featuring David Bowie and others. Source

A companion to the “Anthology of American Folk Music” had already been pressed when Lance and April Ledbetter realized they couldn’t live with releasing racist songs. Source

Hear tracks by Phoenix, Angel Olsen, Bebel Gilberto and others. Source

Hear tracks by Jamila Woods, Chika, beabadoobee and others. Source


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