The next generation should protect Tamil culture and learn traditional music and dance, and there is a need to create a favourable environment to support them, State government’s Chief Secretary N.

Crys Matthews won song of the year for "Sleeves Up." By Paul Grein I’m With Her’s sophomore album, Wild and Clear and Blue, won album of the year at the 2026 International Folk Music Awards, which ...

The last time Folk Alliance International hosted its annual conference in New Orleans, in January 2020 just before the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the event brought out more than 3,000 people, including ...

Nineteen years ago, Keith Murphy and his wife had just started to work with the Brattleboro Music Center, developing the traditional music program, when the idea of a festival came up. “We started ...

In the bustling Folk Arts Rare Records shop in City Heights, owner Brendan Boyle is flipping through a cardboard box of records. "There's really important blues ...

In the streets of Los Angeles, in June, as the city clashed with ICE, the most visible symbol of the protest was the Mexican flag, the tricolor raised over the haze of tear gas and black smoke. Online ...

If you’ve noticed the word “folk” slapped onto memes and TikTok videos, usually followed by a long string of crying emojis, you’re not alone. The latest irony trend borrows from Black slang to signal ...

Like the folk music it celebrates, the South Florida Folk & Acoustic Music Festival is a living and breathing entity, constantly evolving and growing with each edition. This year’s 36th annual ...

Thousands of songs representing some of the rarest and most uniquely American music borne from the Jazz Age and the Great Depression would have likely been lost to landfills and faded from memory.

Becky and Wyatt Collins don't just collect folk art — the live in it. The couple's collection of 2,000-plus pieces are exhibited throughout their home and in their yard. The collection includes pieces ...