Brace for a stirring medley of 'God Bless America' and folk anthems (Rocky Mountain News via Yahoo! News)

Lots of delegates, reporters and convention workers stopped what they were doing inside the mostly empty Pepsi Center today, as singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge rehearsed a show-stopping medley of "God Bless America" and folk anthems that she's scheduled to perform sometime after 5 p.m.

Turn off the radio and go to the folk fest (The Fox Valley Villages Sun)

My husband Pat likes music and by music, I mean all kinds of music. On Sunday mornings, we listen to the eerie Hearts of Space which is a collection of electronic, experimental, new age-type recordings. On Saturday nights, we tune into folk songs on The Midnight Special. He knows the words to multiple Frank Zappa and Grateful Dead songs and keeps up with every band that our teenage sons find ...

Town's best folk festival ever (Driffield Today)

THOUSANDS of music lovers from all corners of the UK descended on Driffield over the weekend making the town's fourth annual folk festival bigger and better than ever. (27/08/2008 09:47:02)

Folk-Hop Nation for President (Free Times)

It’s a parody and a viral marketing gimmick, but if you watch the “Folk-Hop Nation 2008” video on YouTube, you might find yourself wishing the socially conscious folk-rock and hip-hop hybrid fronted by Justin Smith actually could run for president.