His story originates from old African American folklore where he’s said to be a cunning enslaved trickster but turns to a fool once in the presence of an oppressor, per Oxford Reference.

The great folksong revival of the 1940s through 1960s made rural white and African American artists and their music favorites of audiences everywhere. While key figures associated with the American ...

Folk music will never die, and these forgotten folk albums from the 1970s deserve to be dusted off and enjoyed in the modern age.

John Avery Lomax was a trailblazing folklorist, musicologist, and educator. Born in Mississippi and raised in Texas, he grew ...

The American Folk Art Museum looked more plucked than plucky at the close of 2011. The museum owns the most extensive collection of American folk art anywhere, along with a large selection of folk art ...

First, let’s give you a lil’ history. Black folklore, whether African or African American folklore, dates back to the 1700s.