The Five Chinese Brothers are not Chinese or brothers. What they are is a five-piece band that plays a combination of folk, rock, and country. The New York-based band is made up of Tom Meltzer (lead vocals, acoustic guitar), Paul Foglino (bass), Charlie Shaw (drums), Neil Thomas (accordion, piano, vocals), and Kevin Trainor (lead guitar,... [+] Read More

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Guitarist, singer and songwriter Cliff Eberhardt, often referred to as one of the "new folk" artists on the scene, comes from suburban Philadelphia, historically a strong folk music area. Raised in a musical family in the 1960s, the self-taught guitarist began performing at age eight and performed with his brother while in high school. In the... [+] Read More

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At the beginning of the 1980s, it would have been easy to suppose that the spark which had ignited the folk boom of the 1960s was long since extinguished. The artists who abetted and benefitted from that boom had gone in various directions, most of them dropped from record labels by the mid-'70s, and only such minor commercial entities as The... [+] Read More

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Richard Meyer's second album, The Good Life!, was just released nationally. As an active performer on the Greenwich Village scene, he has promoted many musicians and booked the SpeakEasy Musicians' Co-op, including a series of live radio broadcasts. As editor of The Fast Folk Musical Magazine (1986-1992), he has produced nearly 40 live and... [+] Read More

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Singer-songwriter Rod MacDonald was a big part of the 1980s folk revival in Greenwich Village clubs. After graduating from Columbia Law School and joining the staff of Newsweek, MacDonald elected to become a folk singer in the 1970s. Via the Fast Folk Music Cooperative, MacDonald and others like Richard Meyer, Christine Lavin and Michael Jerling... [+] Read More

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Noted for their lush harmonies, quirky songs and impressive stylistic range, the three Roche sisters -- Maggie, Terre and Suzzy -- were among contemporary folk music's most endearing artists. The Roches began singing together while growing up in New York during the late 1950s and early 1960s, taking to the streets of the city each holiday season... [+] Read More

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