Folk

Guitarist Patrick McDermott and pedal steel player Barry Walker unite again for a song as gentle as a sunkissed stream.

Molly Tuttle's new album is her third. But in many ways, it's a reintroduction – of her prodigious guitar talent, of her personal story, and to the Recording Academy that decides Grammy Awards.

As they have every year since 1986, members of the Hall will select from a group of nominees – though these days, the nominees tend to represent a wider spectrum of popular music.

The lead single from Lucha captures an ambivalent feeling: yearning deeply for someone while aware of the ways that love can turn toxic.

The Norwegian singer-songwriter's pretty, plainspoken singing is paired with dark lyrics on this highlight from her new album.

The gale force of a stirring afterlife echoes through the Irish experimental folk band's version of this traditional song.

Taraf de Caliu are the last generation of "lăutari" that carry on this authentic traditional music from southern Romania, the music that defined them as one of the best gypsy bands in the world.

Fiona Ritchie brings in the new year with new music for you to enjoy and discover. Hear artists like Rory Matheson and Graham Rorie, Fiona J. Mackenzie, and Alastair Savage.

Like Anne Briggs and Pentangle before them, Stella Kola digs deep into the psychedelic-folk tradition.

R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe intertwines his voice with Holley's on a call to be patient with others.