Meet Passenger aka Mike Rosenberg

Korina Lopez covers a new-old folk artist out of England.

Franchois Marchand checks in with Steve Earle, who isn't slowing down or letting up with his social criticism.

Here he is singing "The Low Highway":



Here's Earle singing "The Mountain":



Here's "Ellis Unit One":

 

Getting to know Todd Snider

Cory Walsh goes long and informative in shining a light on the still underrated and relatively unknown Todd Snider.

Here's one classic:

Who is Dylan?

Jeff Gage take a turn focusing in on Bob Dylan and his array of music. A sample paragraph:

"...Thus, saying that Dylan was ever a poet, much less a prophet, was always misguided. Such words convey an exaggerated import for his work, not to mention that they belie his craft. He's a musician, after all. Like so much other great art, his was effective because of the possibilities that it opened up, not because it could be reduced or defined. Naturally, being called the "voice of a generation" never sat well with him..."

"Pacing the Cage: The Feature Documentary"

Mike Regenstreif reviews the "Pacing the Cage: The Feature Documentary" on Bruce Cockburn.

"Outlaw: Waylon, Willie, Kris and the Renegades of Nashville"

Michael Streissguth goes long in an excerpt from his book -- “Outlaw: Waylon, Willie, Kris and the Renegades of Nashville” -- in looking at Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan as country music saviours. It's an extremely informative insider look even if not about so-called folk music.