How Do You Write Down a Scratching, Crunching Violin ‘Chop’?

The chop turns string players into beatboxers. After it developed organically over decades, musicians are making new efforts to notate it.

Nanci Griffith, Singer Who Blended Folk and Country, Dies at 68

Her best-loved songs were closely observed tales of small-town life, sometimes with painful details in the lyrics, but typically sung with a deceptive prettiness.

Nanci Griffith, Singer Who Blended Folk and Country, Dies at 68

Her best-loved songs were closely observed tales of small-town life, sometimes with painful details in the lyrics, but typically sung with a deceptive prettiness.

The Music Scene in This Brooklyn Neighborhood Is Here to Stay

During the city’s lockdown, porch concerts in Ditmas Park began as a way to unite artists. These events, along with new series and festivals, have transformed this quiet area into an arts hub.

She Was Deeply Moved by Refugees’ Stories. So She Told Them in Song.

“Song to a Refugee,” an inadvertent concept album from the singer and songwriter Diana Jones, strives to center the voices of migrant women.

Patrick Sky, ’60s Folk Star and Later a Piper, Dies at 80

He was a part of the folk revival emanating from Greenwich Village, mixing melodic songs and satire. Then he became infatuated with the uilleann pipes.

Alix Dobkin, Who Sang Songs of Liberation, Dies at 80

She broke new ground in 1973 with her album “Lavender Jane Loves Women,” recorded and distributed by women for women, which sketched out a lesbian separatist utopia.

Mustafa, a Folk Hero for a Weary Generation

The 24-year-old Canadian musician memorializes friends lost to violence on his debut EP, “When Smoke Rises.”

The Endless Curiosity of Chris Thile

The 40-year-old mandolinist has found inspiration in groups, and as the host of “Live From Here.” “Laysongs” is his most directly personal work yet.

If We Keep What's Within Us, What's Within Us Will Kill Us by Jon Brooks

From the album Moth Nor Rust

Pete Seeger, Champion of Folk Music and Social Change, Dies at 94 (Published 2014)

Mr. Seeger, who spearheaded the folk revival that transformed popular music in the 1950s, spent a long career championing song as both a vital heritage and a catalyst for political action.