Stereogum — The latest artist to receive the Smithsonian Folkways spotlight is the late Sonya Cohen Cramer. The vocalist, graphic designer, and art director was Pete Seeger’s niece, and she joined Seeger in a lifelong embrace of traditional folk music. The ... more info

Guardian Music — Cherry Hinton Hall, CambridgeRhiannon Giddens, Patti Smith and First Aid Kit kicked up a storm, but with mellower moments from the likes of Eric Bibb and Darlingside this was a wide-ranging and happy festival The folk music industry isn’t immu... more info

McGuinn's Folk Den — How do I download this Mp3? Mp3: Paddy and the Whale – Click To Play Ewan MacColl and A.L. Lloyd sang this on their album “Thar She Blows” accompanied by Peggy Seeger doing an amazing 5-string banjo roll. A.L. Lloyd had this to say about the so... more info

The Telegraph — New folk music albums from Bellowhead and Peggy Seeger - plus the all-star the Elizabethan Sessions - are among the highlights of recent releases. more info

Guardian Music — (Fuse)Describing themselves as a "collective of singers and songwriters, plus one magician, opposed to the ideologically driven austerity programme imposed by this millionaire government", the Roadshow consists of 11 angry musicians from a remarkable... more info

Guardian Music — Leading singer in the British folk revivalIan Campbell, who has died from cancer aged 79, was a leading singer in the British folk revival of the 1960s, and one of only a few folk artists to have had a song in the singles charts. His group's recordin... more info

Topix — There must be some good longevity genes in the Seeger family as Peggy , her brother Mike , and half-brother Pete are still going strong despite their advancing years. Peggy Seeger may not be as well-known as Pete, but she has been just as dedicated t... more info

Detroit Free Press — Say Anything: with Kevin Devine & the Goddamn Band, Fake Problems and the Front Bottoms, 6 p.m. April 5. Clutch Cargo's, $16.50. The Ting Tings: 7 p.m. April 5. St. Andrew's Hall, $20. Peggy Seeger: 8 p.m. April 5. The Ark, $15. more info

Guardian Music — Released on 19 March 1962, Bob Dylan's debut remains a landmark of popular cultureA rollicking rush on guitar is followed by the line, "I don't know why I love you like I do", sung with something between a hollow laugh and a stab of pain; and after o... more info

Guardian Music — Dome, BrightonKitty Muggeridge's famous line about how David Frost rose without trace could just as easily be applied to Bombay Bicycle Club. Not in the bitchy way that Muggeridge intended, but more as a statement of fact. Here we are, four years, th... more info