Folk music and rock 'n' roll had covered much of the same turf for many years, but in the mid-'60s, the remaining divide ...

A voluntary organisation, Mayer Tori, is working to preserve Bangladesh’s traditional musical heritage by teaching folk songs ...

As Journeying Across the Himalayas returns to Delhi for its third edition, Bidisha Dey discusses how music, craft, food and ...

Everybody knows (and some old heads remember) the psychedelic folk music movement of the 1960s. It was an astounding, sudden, and incredible change in music. The age of classic rock and roll had ...

Well before the advent of the drum machine or even the piano, there was folk music. These rich musical traditions have been inspiring composers of art music for centuries. Let's whet our musical ...

The 1970s was a golden era for music, with female folk singers creating some of the decade’s most memorable and influential songs. These talented women attracted audiences with their mesmerizing ...

Folk music has enjoyed its ups and downs. And during those “downs”, a song would eventually come out of the woodwork and lend a refreshing take on the genre. Let’s take a look at just a few folk songs ...

The Far-West Music Conference is jamming its way into Portland. The annual event celebrates folk, roots, and acoustic music. This year, it’s shaping out to be a fun-packed ...

When it comes to politics, folk musicians and their fans tend to be left of center. That’s true in many places beyond the United States, including Sweden. Yet, as ethnographer David Kaminsky wrote in ...

Only about a decade ago, any serious young musician in Australia would run a mile from being labelled as “folk”. But among the new beards in the inner city, along with a returned desire for the ...

CALEDONIA, MI — Friday night football in Caledonia begins with the sound of bagpipes. Later, Japanese folk music fills the ...

The Virginia Folk Music Association, Inc.was formed by Uncle Ed Silverman in 1947 to promote and preserve country music. A group of music lovers, then known as "Hillbillies" formed this ...