Folk

Songwriter Hillary Reynolds of Appleton says that pregnancy and motherhood shaped her new album, “Changing Seasons.”

In the early 1960s, New York City’s “Queen of the Beatniks” was a young singer from Chippewa Falls: Judy Henske. Writer Patti See looks back on Henske’s talent and western Wisconsin’s influence on the singer.

Big Top Chautauqua in Bayfield is hosting its 39th season as the region’s premier concert series. Held since 1986, its big blue tent has attracted dozens of national acts, as well as local performers — and some who fit both categories.

Sarah Jarosz emphasized the importance of harmony and the band I’m With Her’s progressive bluegrass sound, which blends traditional elements with modern influences.

Kris Delmhorst is a singer-songwriter who likes challenging art. Her songs are explorations into life, love, death and the road not taken — which we see in her latest, “Ghosts in the Garden.”

The Wisconsin Folk Song Collection comprises the work of scholars, musicians and Wisconsinites pre- and post-World War II who helped record and archive this part of our state’s history, such as Helene Stratman-Thomas and Sydney Robertson Cowell.

Two Wisconsin musicians talk about what it’s like pursuing music as a career in Milwaukee, and what role Summerfest plays on that journey.

WPR’s “BETA” talks with Aoife O’Donovan about her new album, “All My Friends,” based on the writings and speeches of Suffragette Carrie Chapman Catt.

Virtuoso banjo player Béla Fleck put together a Grammy-winning album over 20 years ago that still provides a rewarding listening experience.

Canadian author M.D. Dunn talks with WPR’s “BETA” about his book, “You Get Bigger As You Go: Bruce Cockburn’s Influence and Evolution,” which is more like a guidebook for learning about Cockburn’s music than a biography.