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Folk

55 years after its release, today was my first time listening to Joni Mitchell's 'Blue'

55 years after its release, today was my first time listening to Joni Mitchell’s ‘Blue’

Utterly timeless.

Lauren Hunter
Jun 29, 2026
Dolly Parton - Musician

The 1970 album that Dolly Parton loves more than any other: “I felt like my feet were nailed to the floor”

A great record.

Dale Maplethorpe
Jun 29, 2026
Tom Petty - 1981 - The Waiting

The 1988 Traveling Wilburys line that knocked Tom Petty out: “That just kills me”

He was a big fan.

Dale Maplethorpe
Jun 29, 2026
The singer Cat Stevens said was as important as the Beatles

The singer Cat Stevens said was as important as The Beatles: “He represented a new dawn”

Significant.

Reuben Cross
Jun 29, 2026
Bob Dylan - Musician - 1966

The 1927 song that gave birth to Bob Dylan’s ‘Highway 61 Revisited’

A jumping-off point.

Dale Maplethorpe
Jun 27, 2026
10 albums from the 1960s that we would rate an 11 out of 10

10 albums from the 1960s that we would rate an 11/10

Better than perfect.

Dale Maplethorpe
Jun 27, 2026
Jerry Garcia - The Greatful Dead

The four folk albums Jerry Garcia fell in love with

Four albums from across the genre’s timeline.

Arun Starkey
Jun 26, 2026
Beth Orton - The Ground Above - 2026

Beth Orton – ‘The Ground Above’ album review: Out of the desert and into the garden

The ninth studio LP from one of the UK’s finest voices.

Andrew Clayman
Jun 26, 2026
The 25million copies mistake Simon & Garfunkel almost made with Bridge over Troubled Water

Five covers of ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ to make you fall in love with the song all over again

A timeless classic.

Kelly Murphy
Jun 26, 2026

Fred Neil: The reclusive 1960s folk singer who made a million dollars and walked away forever

A mentor to Dylan, David Crosby, Joni Mitchell, and many more.

Andrew Clayman
Jun 26, 2026
Joni Mitchell - Musician - 1960s

The 1967 classic Joni Mitchell thought was never her “best work”

Below her standards.

Reuben Cross
Jun 25, 2026
‘Mother and Child Reunion’ - Paul Simon - 1972

“Strange times”: The Paul Simon anthem that captured the 1960s better than any other song of the era

“There’s not one line that rhyme.”

Tom Taylor
Jun 25, 2026

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