Every year on April 22nd, people around the world come together to celebrate Earth Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness about environmental issues and promoting sustainability. As we continue to honor the legacy of the first Earth Day in 1970, Folk Alley is proud to join the global community in honoring our planet and the natural world that inspires us all. Since its inception in 1970, Earth Day has grown into a global movement, with millions of people taking part in events, marches, and initiatives to protect our environment. (How are YOU celebrating this year??) At Folk Alley, we believ ..read more

This week join Folk Alley to celebrate Earth Day with music for and inspired by Mother Earth. Hear songs from Pete Seeger, The Mammals, Tom Rush, Joni Mitchell, Neko Case, Steve Forbert, John Prine, The High Hawks, Kacey Musgraves, and much more. In hour two, it’s new music from Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Waxahatchee, Adeem the Artist, Lemon Bucket Orkestra, Abigail Lapell, and The Brother Brothers; an excerpt from the most recent Basic Folk podcast, discussing Community vs. Capitalism; favorites from Norman Blake and Peter Ostroushko, Lonesome Ace Stringband, Annabelle Chvostek, Bi ..read more

Ready for some of the best new music we’ve heard this week? It’s a great list as you’ll see below — and as you’ll hear when you join me for my ‘Fresh Cuts’ radio hour! Listen every Friday at 2 p.m. Eastern, 11 a.m. Pacific via the 24/7 stream on our website, app, or your smart speaker. Or, just click on the Fresh Cuts stream whenever it’s convenient for you. In the meantime, check out some of the best new music we’ve been listening to this week. Bonny Light Horseman – “I Know You Know” Folk trio Bonny Light Horseman returns with a double LP, Keep Me On Your Mind/See You Free (out Jun ..read more

We’re live at sea! lizzie and Cindy recorded this episode onboard Cayamo, which is a singer/songwriter cruise that’s been sailing yearly since 2008 and is one of the best music festivals we’ve attended. AND it’s another edition of FOLK DEBATE CLUB. This time it’s Community vs Capitalism! Our panel features Jenny Owen Youngs (musician and co-host of Buffy the Vampire Slayer podcast, Buffering the Vampire Slayer), Amy Reitnouer Jacobs (Co-Founder / Executive Director of The Bluegrass Situation) and Natalie Dean (Director of Events at Sixthman, which presents Cayamo). We talk about both community ..read more

Our 2024 Spring Fund Drive is underway! Are you a member? SHOULD you be a member? Well, if you listen to Folk Alley and if you appreciate the unique mix of music you hear, 24/7, the answer is a resounding yes. Please donate today! This spring, we wanted to spend some time honoring the people who make Folk Alley possible: our generous members! Members have been supporting Folk Alley with voluntary financial contributions since we first started streaming back in 2003. We rely on the support of our members, many of whom have been supporters from the very beginning. All month long, you’ll get to k ..read more

This week on Folk Alley, join Elena See for show that’s for the birds. Celebrate springtime and the return of our feathered friends with music from Pete Seeger, Harvey Reid, The Grateful Dead, Jesse Winchester, Emmylou Harris, Karine Polwart, Viv & Riley, Special Consensus, Amy Ray, David Olney, Greg Brown, Kate Wolf, Eliza Gilkyson, John Gorka, Bonny Light Horseman, Steve Martin & Steep Canyon Rangers, and much more. Artist-Song-Album-Label Hour One Pete Seeger – Little Birdie (live) – Children’s Concert at Town Hall – Columbia Records Harvey Reid – Listen to the Mockingbird – Chestnu ..read more

Ready for some of the best new music we’ve heard this week? It’s a great list as you’ll see below — and as you’ll hear when you join me for my ‘Fresh Cuts’ radio hour! Listen every Friday at 2 p.m. Eastern, 11 a.m. Pacific via the 24/7 stream on our website, app, or your smart speaker. Or, just click on the Fresh Cuts stream whenever it’s convenient for you. In the meantime, check out some of the best new music we’ve been listening to this week. Humbird – “Song for the Seeds” Minnesota-born Siri Undlin, aka Humbird, releases her triumphant new album Right On today. The hot band at Folk Al ..read more

Host: Lizzie No Originally from Greenville, Georgia, musician Jontavious Willis is a Blues music phenom. When we talk about the Blues, the phrase or the word “torchbearer” comes up a lot when it comes to young, new Blues artists. I think of that word as a double edged sword. When you think of a torchbearer, you think about someone who’s carrying on a flame that was lit long ago. It’s somebody who’s carrying on a tradition, but it also can come with restrictions. Such as oldheads telling you you’re not doing it right or asking you: “have you really paid your dues? Are you really faithful to the ..read more

Novelist and songwriter Alice Randall has penned numerous hits for country singers from Radney Foster, Glen Campbell, and Trisha Yearwood. Yet, Randall has never felt as if her songs have captured their deepest meanings or connected with the characters in the songs and their yearnings or losses. My Black Country: The Songs of Alice Randall offers listeners the chance to hear Randall’s songs as if for the first time; the selection of her songs in this impressive collection are performed by artists that Randall calls her “posse of Black Country genius”: Rhiannon Giddens, Saaneah Jamison, Valerie ..read more

Our 2024 Spring Fund Drive is underway! Are you a member? SHOULD you be a member? Well, if you listen to Folk Alley and if you appreciate the unique mix of music you hear, 24/7, the answer is a resounding yes. Please donate today! This spring, we wanted to spend some time honoring the people who make Folk Alley possible: our generous members! Members have been supporting Folk Alley with voluntary financial contributions since we first started streaming back in 2003. We rely on the support of our members, many of whom have been supporters from the very beginning. All month long, you’ll get to k ..read more