Musician Nicole Singer, the organizer of Youth Traditional Song Weekend, which took place online this month due to the pandemic, is trying to bring young people and non-traditional audiences into folk ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Apr. 17—Recording folk artist Jeff Warner tells history through traditional music played on banjo, concertina, and "pocket ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- If you’re someone who wants to jam out in a circle with like-minded folk and likes to listen to one of the oldest genres in music history, there’s a festival for you. The 8th annual ...

One of the more enduring genres of music, one currently enjoying a modest increase in popularity, is folk music. The traditional genre often touches upon the quotidian topics of everyday life and ...

CHARLOTTE — The Charlotte Folk Society hosted its second annual Folk Music Festival on Saturday afternoon. Saint Martin’s Episcopal Church and its surrounding streets were filled with the sounds of ...

Sam Amidon mines the ‘intensity & strangeness’ of tradition to make music uniquely his own Sam Amidon is a singer-songwriter on the fiddle, banjo, and guitar, but he’s mostly known for recasting ...

Folk lovers, we are bringing you 10 easiest folk songs to play on acoustic guitar so you don’t think we forgot about you. Folk songs date from 19th century and had many definitions through the years.

Explore the legacy of Marjorie Lansing Porter who helped preserve Adirondack folk songs. Delve into the musical legacy of Marjorie Lansing Porter, who dedicated her life to preserving Adirondack folk ...

In Finland, music is deeply ingrained in society. It's a natural part of daily culture, and the vocal tradition is especially strong. We welcome to the NPR studios one of the great male choirs from ...

The day after Halloween is celebrated among people from Central and Southern Mexico as Dia de Los Muertos, or Day of the Dead. It's traditionally a colorful affair, with festive music, food, and ...