Folk Music – Page 12

Paul Simon Confronts Death, Profoundly, on ‘Seven Psalms’

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The 81-year-old songwriter ruminates on mortality, faith and meaning in an album that could be a farewell.

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Hear songs by Brandi Carlile, 2Pac, Merle Haggard and more for Mother’s Day.

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Hear tracks by Jorja Smith, Rhiannon Giddens, Shakira and others.

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Traveling the nation to discover little-known performers for the Arhoolie label, which he founded in 1960, he earned a nickname: El Fanático.

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There’s a resurgence of interest in the pioneering singer-songwriter who disappeared when she was 50.

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Hear songs from the class of 2023’s seven inductees, including Sheryl Crow, Missy Elliott and Willie Nelson.

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The Canadian singer-songwriter, who died on Monday at 84, brought his rueful baritone to memorable, melancholy material.

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Picking through the bins at the Academy Records Annex, and rediscovering “Switched-On Rock,” as well as albums by Tim Hardin and Otis Redding.

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Gordon Lightfoot’s 1976 folk ballad told the true story of a shipwreck on Lake Superior. One of his old friends called it “a documentarian’s song.”