Ella Jenkins, the prolific musician, educator, and entertainer known as the “First Lady of Children’s Folk Song,” has died. Smithsonian Folkways, the label that released all 39 of Jenkins’ albums ...

FW-ASCH-5RR-2617 contains children's songs (although some might be considered to be more for adults than children) sung by Hermes Nye, who recorded several albums for Folkways. (This particular ...

Because of their lyrical content, many folk songs double as life lessons. Revisit three history-making folk hits that teach ...

To hear Woody Guthrie imitate the “aah-OOO-gah” sound of a car horn in his “Riding in My Car (Car Song)” is worth the price of admission on this collection. Another standout is “Don’t You Push Me Down ...

It's a portrait of the '70s folk-rock star, and of "Cat's in the Cradle," the tune that turned daddy issues into mythology.

On a set of originals for the hallowed Folkways label, the California singer-songwriter and his pal, a Bay Area preschool teacher, know when to honor the past and when to break from it. With all those ...

Todd Feurer is a web producer for CBS Chicago. He has previously written for WBBM Newsradio, WUIS-FM and the New City News Service. CHICAGO (CBS) --Chicago singer and songwriter Ella Jenkins, known as ...