The most interesting thing about the Coen Brothers’ Inside Llewyn Davis — and, as far as I can tell, the most accurate — was the way the Coens depicted the early-’60s Greenwich Village folk scene as ...

Personally, I like a good story. I’ve told many in my days and read many more. But, I’d never be able to sing a story song. A great number have found their way onto the charts or at least into America ...

Back in 1957, when Beaver Cleaver faced second grade and Ike faced the Cold War with more golf, Bob Shane, Dave Guard and Nick Reynolds decided to give the folk music thing a try. Good move. Their ...

NEW YORK — Bob Shane, the last surviving original member of the popular folk group the Kingston Trio and the lead singer on its million-selling ballad “Tom Dooley” and many other hits, has died. Shane ...

One member of the current Kingston Trio lineup has been performing "Tom Dooley" and "Greenback Dollar" longer than most of the original trio did. The folk trio emerged from San Francisco's North Beach ...

One of the most influential — and oldest— folk groups in the country will perform in Annapolis next week. The Kingston Trio helped launch the folk music revolution in the 1950s and ’60s. Over the ...

“Hang down your head, Tom Dooley, hang down your head and cry. Hang down your head, Tom Dooley, poor boy, you’re bound to die.” This North Carolina folk song is based on the 1866 murder of a woman ...

The Kingston Trio: Nick, Bob & John -- The Final Concert launches series of rare live and studio recordings from the legendary folk group LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Collectors' Choice Music has announced ...

Director Chip Miller was listening to a local bar band in a 500-year-old pub in Ireland. Curious, he turned to a young man and asked, "Who are your favorite American musicians?" Without blinking, the ...

NEW YORK – Bob Shane, the last surviving original member of the popular folk group the Kingston Trio and the lead singer on its million-selling ballad “Tom Dooley” and many other hits, has died. Shane ...