The best Folk Music newsletters

Features, album reviews, artist spotlights and new-track premieres covering roots, Americana, country, folk and blues music. Readers get original music journalism with artist interviews and critical context about the genre's history and current releases.

This newsletter from A Prairie Home Companion revisits a classic archived show each week, with videos, photos, and interviews from the program's 40-plus year history. It also shares news about the show's regulars, upcoming live tour dates, and new merchandise.

A weekly music newsletter pairing playlists with album recommendations and artist interviews, leaning toward experimental, folk, jazz, and retro-leaning sounds. The writing is reflective and essayistic, often connecting new releases to cultural history and memory.

Jeff Tweedy's personal newsletter shares weekly song demos, covers, and recommendations, along with Wilco and Uncle Tupelo tour history and short personal musings. Readers get a glimpse into his songwriting process, music picks, and anecdotes from his career.

A personal newsletter from a New Orleans-based music industry professional who writes about life, travel, and his work in the record business, alongside event announcements like a Brooklyn Alan Lomax archive benefit. Entries are chatty, anecdotal, and built around everyday observations rather than deep reporting.

Outlaw Creative is an experimental newsletter of fragments, essays and song lyrics that mixes folk-blues cadence, Southern rural imagery and surreal myth-tech themes. Readers get poetic, allegorical pieces about deception, fear, blame and mythic landscapes rather than practical information.

Bagaduce Music is a Maine folk music organization whose blog shares news, event announcements, and stories from its song collection. Recent posts cover the history of a West Indian halyard shanty tied to sea-shanty scholar Stan Hugill and a reflection on the North Atlantic Song Convention in Edinburgh.

Bennett Konesni's songbook newsletter shares original folk-style songs with lyrics, chords-free teaching notes, and stories behind each piece, written for community singing at meals and seasonal gatherings. Each issue gives a song to sing with friends plus practical tips on teaching it to a group.

Monthly announcements for a community folk club night in Crumpsall, Manchester, featuring the headline act, a short biography, and ticket and timing details. Proceeds go to a local community group and food bank.

Concert announcements from a Canadian bass and guitar player touring and performing with guitarist Madeleine Elkins's trio. Each issue gives dates, venues and ticket links for upcoming shows.