These three niche 1970s bands have fans of all genders and backgrounds, but women tend to love them quite a bit.

Even though most would argue that folk music really had its heyday in the 1960s, the 1970s also brought a seriously compelling slate of folksy tunes. Especially early in the decade, releases from ...

Well before acts like Waxahatchee, Jessica Pratt, Angel Olsen, Big Thief, Bedouine, and more readily brought folk sounds to the indie sphere, a swath of women singer-songwriters did their part to ...

Did you music taste initially form back in the 1970s? These hit songs probably influenced you, at least a little bit.

Folk music as a genre has taken many different forms over the centuries. Traditional folk music has been defined as music that comments on cultural or national identity, is played on traditional ...

The 1970s was arguably the single decade of the 20th century when recorded music was most central to culture. There were, of course, fewer kinds of media competing for the average consumer’s ...

The 1970s brought us quite a few genres that are listeners’ favorites up to these days - from prog and hard rock (with all the variations included) to power pop, punk, and new wave. Yet, one broad ...

You probably know Janis Ian from her five-decade folk legacy — not from her short stories about spirit possession and intergalactic sex spies. When she performs in the Bay Area this coming week, ...

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John Denver was a celebrated American singer renowned for his warm, clear voice and heartfelt songs about nature, love, and the simple joys of life. Rising to fame in the 1970s, he became one of the ...

Asking Forrest McCurren about his musical inspirations results in a list of uncommon 1970s folk singer-songwriters. While ...

The 1970s was arguably the single decade of the 20th century when recorded music was most central to culture. There were, of course, fewer kinds of media competing for the average consumer’s ...