Iris DeMent was one of the most distinctive voices in the 1990s—a lyricist who inspired John Prine to write the liner notes for her 1992 debut album and a vocalist who inspired Merle Haggard to say, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nov. 14—LAS VEGAS, N.M. — Meg York's fingers dance up and down her clarinet to create the trills and augmentations of an ancient ...

The last time folk music truly mattered, the world was on edge. In the 1960s, a young Bob Dylan arrived in New York armed with a guitar, a harmonica, and a deep suspicion of authority. His songs ...

The first thing the eighth graders noticed was the food aromas that drifted across England Brothers Park as vendors flipped grilled meats and fried dough, seasoned sweet and sharp. A drumbeat rose ...

Born in Austin, Texas in 1915, Alan Lomax (USA) grew up surrounded by music. His father was a folklorist – an expert who specialises in folklore and cultural practices – and was fascinated by cowboy ...

Performing artists from Oman and across the world will present their unique folk traditions at this spectacular annual festival over two nights. Singers, dancers, poets and musicians will present the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about music and the business of music. The term “old soul” is brutally overused. But what else do you call a 20-year-old ...

Amongst the pickers who roam the earth in search of lost items to add to whatever collection they garner, there is the rare breed whose preference is for the very uncommon. Harry Everett Smith was ...

THE DANCEHALL (2nd Floor) 8:00 PM | Soji Sai (Nigerian Afrobeat/Highlife) 9:45 PM | Miriam Peretz (Sacred Dance) 10:00 PM | Banda Sin Nombre (Global Folk) 12:00 AM | Cariberico (Latin/Flamenco ...

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 ...

Cherry Red Records compilation album A World of Our Own is a colossal release for one with such a finite scope. Comprising three discs and 86 tracks, it covers, as its subtitle suggests, The UK and ...