To mark the release of his seventh album, the singer-songwriter brings his acoustic guitar to the Fresh Air studio to sing some new songs as well as some of his favorites from the 1920s and '30s. This ...

Pokey LaFarge was ready to move forward. In March 2020, the veteran singer-songwriter packed up and left his Los Angeles abode behind, putting his belongings in storage in anticipation of spending ...

That's the feeling one gathers when talking to Pokey LaFarge, the head of the band of the same name. LaFarge has an almost Jimmy Stewart quality to his speech and he takes his time when he talks. But ...

Class act: Whether it’s clothing or drink or his innovative-meets-preservationist, self-coined “riverboat soul,” Asheville busker-turned-Third Man-recording-artist Pokey LaFarge is about quality.

Roots performer Pokey LaFarge calls St. Louis his home, and the racial tension that boiled over after Michael Brown’s fatal shooting by police in neighboring Ferguson informs his new song “Riot in the ...