One of Oklahoma's largest annual music events, this year's Norman Music Festival is set for April 24-26 in downtown Norman.

Billy Joel decided he wanted to try writing a modern folk song. "The Downeaster 'Alexa'" came out of that effort.

A son of the Shenandoah Valley, John R. Miller has country alt style and the mind of a poet. One of the first-time MerleFest ...

Heavy-hitting hard rock icons Led Zeppelin went country a few times in their career, but the country and folk roots were always there.

a Japanese-American born in Hawaii, was detained in an internment camp during World War II. There he met Japanese immigrant farm laborers from Hawaii's sugar plantation, and learned of the folk songs ...

The Mountain Strings, Celtic and American Ensembles keep the spirit of folk music alive and well on campus and beyond. The Daily Universe is an educational lab tied to the curriculum of the ...

They performed Camptown Races, an American folk song written in 1850 by Stephen Foster, using boom whackers, and concluded by singing and signing “This Land is Your Land,” a 1940 folk song by ...

The sonic fabric of the documentary includes classical and baroque concert pieces, fiddle tunes, folk songs, Native American music, and Afro-Cuban percussion. As a recurring theme for the series ...

On today's Juneau Afternoon: Juneau musician Dara Rilatos shares a few tunes and conversation on songwriting; Liz Snyder shares a couple of tunes ahead of The Wool Pullers' return to Folk Fest ...

“The ‘Godfather of freak folk’ was for a prolific half-century the purveyor of an eccentric genius and compassionate wit. He alone was Snock. There is no other. Friends, family, and the ...

The April 20 episode of "American Idol" will be a three-hour "Songs of Faith" special, where all 20 contestants perform worship and gospel songs in primetime. The episode will feature guest ...