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 ...

In one of the most remarkable non-violent revolutions in history, the people of Estonia used music as their greatest weapon. For decades under Soviet rule, Estonians gathered to sing folk songs that ...

With her Ph.D. in ethnomusicology, Colleen Bertsch has much more running through her head when she plays violin than just ...

Hard-working musician who wows international audiences plays with best in the business, says parents 'dragged' her to ...

Women folk singers are preserving one of Morocco's most cherished culturual traditions, a genre of folk singing known as aita ...

Florentina Holzinger, the daring Austrian choreographer, is back with “Tanz,” a rendering of ballet horror featuring the ...

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Italian folk music is humble, warm and full of life, but its popularity has sharply faded over the past century. Fortunately, ...

Hungary says thanks to Australia for its help "in healing the wound that the 20th century caused to us," the deputy state ...

Portland is known for its quickly growing folk music scene, and fans will get the chance to see talent all on one stage on ...

For this frigid, fourth week in January, we suggest half-a-dozen classical music events that are well ... fuses their Venezuelan and Appalachian folk traditions using harp, banjo, cuatro, fiddle ...

Keyboardist and saxophonist Garth Hudson, perhaps best known for his powerful, blasting Lowrey organ intro for the classic Band song “Chest Fever,” passed away peacefully in his sleep after a ...