Haley Heynderickx Vincent Bancheri/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Folk NPR Music stories featuring folk music.
Ode to Billie Joe by Bobbie Gentry Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Anna St. Louis' First Songs comes out Nov. 3. Colin Patrick Smith/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Singer-songwriter James Ritchie at the 2017 Umbria Jazz Festival, Italy. Copyright 2017 James Ritchie hide caption
The Thistle And Shamrock: New Fall Sounds
Italian descendants perform the Tarantella, a dance that originates from a spider bite, in Curitiba, Brazil. Orlando Kissner/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Deer Tick in the World Cafe Performance Studio Galea McGregor/WXPN hide caption
Deer Tick On World Cafe
Cut Worms' Alien Sunset comes out Oct. 20. Caroline Gohlke/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
James Elkington contributes a traditional English carol to the 13 Days Of Xmas compilation. Tim Harris/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Leveret's Inventions is out now. Elly Lucas/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn's Echo In The Valley is out Oct. 20. Jim McGuire/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Dori Freeman's Letters Never Read is out Oct. 20. Kristen Horton/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Shirley Collins' 1964 album, Folk Roots, New Routes, is an uncompromising work that spearheaded innovation in the middle of the folk music revival. Brian Shuel/Redferns/Getty hide caption
On Wednesday morning, Rhiannon Giddens was awarded a MacArthur "Genius Grant." Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Emily Saliers (right) with Lyris Hung inside the World Cafe performance studio. Galea McGregor/WXPN hide caption
Emily Saliers on World Cafe
Nora Jane Struthers' Champion is out Oct. 13. Neilson Hubbard/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Simon Joyner's Step Into The Earthquake is out Oct. 6 Frances Joyner/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
Simon Joyner, 'I'm Feeling It Today'
First Aid Kit's new single is titled "It's a Shame." Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Weather Station's self-titled album is out Oct. 6. Shervin Lainez/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
This episode features recordings of Kentucky-born folk singer Jean Ritchie. State Library and Archives of Florida hide caption