A number of instruments played by famous folk artists, along with those of less-known and unknown artists, are housed at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. National Museum of ...

Music has the power to transcend boundaries, connect hearts, and tell stories that words alone cannot express. In the world ...

The oboe is commonly used in concert bands, orchestras, chamber music, film music, in some genres of folk music, and as a solo instrument, and is occasionally heard in jazz, rock music, pop music, and ...

Most folk music includes singing and musical instruments. It is music created by ordinary people within a culture, that's been played or sung to one another, for a very long time. People would ...

The contemporary Polish folk group Warsaw Village Band has made some great music using this instrument, the strings of which one plays by rotating a built-in wheel with a crank. Cart Rattle from the ...

Lead Belly is another important figure in the early stages of folk. You might recognize one of his trademark songs " Where Did You Sleep Last Night ." The song dates back to the 1800s, but was sung by ...

Fiona Richie Wales has a rich musical heritage, and although many of its traditional instruments are not commonly heard, there are still musicians keeping the folk tradition alive, arranging and ...

At the 25th anniversary of Kala Ghoda Arts Festival - the folk music of India took center stage with the Tetseo Sisters and ...

brings together a range of folk, Adivasi and classical Indian musical instruments from all over India and stories like these. Taking a cue from Bharata Muni’s Natya Sastra, the exhibition ...

(Emily Neil/WHYY) Karl and Jackie Dieterichs opened the Bucks County Folk Music Shop in 1966. It's the oldest acoustic-stringed instrument store with the same owners since day one in the United States ...