The A's perform a Tiny Desk concert. Credit: Bob Boilen/NPR hide caption
Folk NPR Music stories featuring folk music.
Folk
The Thistle & Shamrock: At the Gathering with John McCutcheon
Natalie Mering — who performs as Weyes Blood — has been known to swing for the fences. Neil Krug hide caption
Amy Ray Sandlin Gaither/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Amy Ray on World Cafe
Brandi Carlile (by Neil Krug), Keb' Mo' (by Jeremy Cowart), Wet Leg (by Hollie Fernando) Courtesy of the artists hide caption
Brandi Carlile on World Cafe
Daniel Bachman asked friends and family to chronicle the sound of pouring rain and strong winds to craft the personal palette for Almanac Behind. Aldona Dye/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Thistle & Shamrock: Sunset Song
At the Appalachian School of Luthiery in Hindman, Ky., days after July's catastrophic floods, luthier Kris Patrick searches through the mud-caked remains of instruments and materials. Arden S. Barnes/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption
Floods ravaged eastern Kentucky's music community. What does it mean to rebuild?
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Lizzy McAlpine performs a Tiny Desk concert. Bob Boilen/NPR hide caption
Maggie and Terre Roche Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Mary Wallopers Courtesy of the artist hide caption
S.G. Goodman performs a Tiny Desk concert. Bob Boilen/NPR hide caption
Matt Nathanson Brendan Walter/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Matt Nathanson on World Cafe
The Crossing perform a Tiny Desk concert. NPR hide caption
Leyla McCalla performs a Tiny Desk concert. Bob Boilen/NPR hide caption
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The Thistle & Shamrock: Fall Compilation
Bonnie Raitt Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Bonnie Raitt on World Cafe
Susana Baca performs a Tiny Desk (home) concert. NPR hide caption
Billy Strings & Terry Barber Joshua Wilkins Black/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Lumineers Danny Clinch/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Lumineers on World Cafe
Beth Orton Eliot Lee Hazel/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Beth Orton on World Cafe
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