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There comes a time in a person's life when telling the truth becomes top priority.

Great Lake Swimmers perform Saturday at the three-day Rocky Mountain Folks Festival in Lyons.

There's never a shortage of girl power at the Folk Fest, but this year's edition boasts some of the best or most promising female singer-songwriters in recent memory.

Dar Williams was recently driving with her 4-year-old son when the song "I Love, I Love" off her first album, "The Honesty Room," came on the radio.

Hope to see you this evening at the Greenfield Energy Park! Come join Signature Sounds and get in your festival mindset early for the Green River Festival.

Williams will kick things off July 26 in Hillsdale, NY, and play nearly 30 dates across the US into November.

A Lilith Fair veteran and New England folk-pop mainstay, Dar Williams continues to make achingly personal, liltingly sweet, sardonically smart music a decade and a half into her recording career.

The latest installment in WXPN's annual XPoNential Music Festival offers a broad cross-section of modern music, from beloved veterans to up-and-comers , with a headlining performance by critically acclaimed ...

Hudson Valley native Dar Williams, one of the most acclaimed singer-songwriters of her generation, rose from the Northeast coffeehouse circuit to the national spotlight by creating a bond with her audience ...

“Newfoundland is a rock-there's no vegetation on it”

Our featured Tuned In artist this week is Caroline Herring. She is a Country-Americana-Folk artist. via WPVI-TV Philadelphia

Talk about an intimate settings: No more than 100 guests can squeeze into this tiny, elegant, red velvet draped room to enjoy the eclectic sounds the Tin Angel has to offer. via AOL City Guide

THIRD EYE BLIND. A guilty pleasure, still. DAR WILLIAMS. 'End of the Summer' is a great album, but we are getting too far ahead of ourselves. via Newsday.com

“The Legend of Kung Folk Part 1 (The Killing Bite).”

Let's play a game of "guess who." This 31-year-old singer-songwriter has toured with Tracy Chapman and Dar Williams, and has a record coming out in July titled "The Legend of Kung Folk Part 1 ." Need more ... via The Boston Globe

A fundraiser for legendary folk singer and activist Utah Phillips takes place at the Rosendale Recreation Center at 2 p.m. Performers include another folk legend, Pete Seeger, along with the likes of Dar ... via Middletown Times Herald Record

Actor Hugh O'Brian is 83. Actress Elinor Donahue is 71. Actor Tim Curry is 62. Singer Mark Volman is 61. via The Cincinnati Enquirer

The big folk festivals like Falcon Ridge are still months away, but music fans in need of an acoustic fix were in luck when Dar Williams performed at the Calvin Theatre in Northampton Saturday night. via Hartford Courant

“Being inclusive about planetary healing is a passion of mine”

It was one night nearly 15 years ago, just a block away from the Calvin Theatre in Northampton, that Dar Williams decided to make music her full-time career. via MassLive.com

Pete Seeger April 20 will headline a fundraiser at the Rosendale Cafe for folk singer and political activist Utah Phillips, who is battling heart problems. via Poughkeepsie Journal

“We got them because they are good friends who frequently perform together”

The Celebration Series will present singer-songwriters Richard Shindell and Lucy Kaplansky, Friday, March 14, at 8 p.m., at the Barre Opera House. via Barre-Montpelier Times-Argus

One of the best new artists I saw at Folk Alliance this year was Meg Hutchinson . via About.com