Indie music has grown to include so much. It’s not just music that is released on independent labels, but speaks to an aesthetic that deviates from the norm and follows its own weirdo heart. It can ...

Michael Stock has been hosting “Folk & Acoustic Music” on WLRN, South Florida Public Radio for over 30 years. Michael was introduced to folk music back in high school when a teacher at Miami Beach ...

Only a few more lists to burn through before 2023 is over, and today we are looking at our favorite indie folk records of the year. It’s categorically one of our favorite genres, and these last 12 ...

In retrospect, the 2010s were an underrated time for music. Pop was at its peak, garage rock was in full swing, and indie folk revival had put a modern spin on a classic genre. Let’s look at just a ...

In its essence, folk music is music for the people — an art form inextricably intertwined with the soul of a region. Its nature is inherently visual, conjuring vivid imagery with just a single ...

Five young men from various places around the country, who loved rock ‘n’ roll and various other styles, all ended up in Boston for college. Through informal, unplanned social gatherings, jam sessions ...

Folk originates from the German word "volk," which means "the people." And that's what folk is at its core: from the people, documented and shared with individual experience in mind. The late 19th ...

Retired radio personality Helen Leicht will host a new online show on the Folk Music Notebook that explores acoustic music. The weekly program, "Acoustic Sunday," debuts Sunday, Nov. 5 at 10 a.m. It ...

Fans of acoustic folk rock are in for a treat on Thursday, Feb. 13, when Gathering Time takes the stage at My Father’s Place. The Long Island-based trio, known for their signature tight harmonies and ...

Participants and performers dance and sing at the South Florida Folk and Acoustic Music Festival This weekend, the 2025 South Florida Folk & Acoustic Music Festival takes place at the Bergeron Rodeo ...

Folk music has a long and vibrant history in South Florida, from Coconut Grove’s Gaslight Café, where David Crosby discovered Joni Mitchell, to Fred Neil writing songs about dolphins. To continue this ...

Like the folk music it celebrates, the South Florida Folk & Acoustic Music Festival is a living and breathing entity, constantly evolving and growing with each edition. This year’s 36th annual ...