The Kingston Trio were one of the most popular and successful groups to emerge from the growth in popularity of folk music during the 1950s, as they brought a polished commercial approach to updated... more

A significant strand of American music, especially in the folk and blues arenas, relates to what came to be known as protest songs when opinions on a number of key social and political issues during... more

These CDs chronicle the period when Van Ronk emerged as a fixture and guiding light in the Greenwich Village coffee-house scene. He traverses folk, blues, jug-band, ragtime, New Orleans jazz and more... more

All 20 hits (many produced by Chet Atkins) and more of the finest tracks by these multifaceted stars of both the Nashville sound and the folk-music scene. All their A- and B-sides of the period join... more

"The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement" is usually filed under folk, but Odetta could tingle the spine with gospel and jazz, too. This is an amazing value for 122 tracks from her prime: her nine LPs... more

Joan Baez is one of the most revered and important names in contemporary folk music, a pioneer of the protest movement in the 1960 alongside Bob Dylan and others, and an artist whose peerless voice... more

The Clancy Brothers, more than any other artists, brought traditional Irish folk music to a wide popular audience during the late '50s and early '60s, and re-established as a proud cultural movement... more

His blend of country, jazz, folk and good ol' American eccentricity makes Dan Hicks one of our national treasures. And live is really the way to hear him, so this 13-song set is just a joy; includes... more