Folk originates from the German word "volk," which means "the people." And that's what folk is at its core: from the people, documented and shared with individual experience in mind. The late 19th ...

The Sycamore Youth Center welcomed Ohio Valley residents for an evening of traditional music as Faire May performed on Friday ...

Discover the 2026 Folk Alliance International Artist of the Year nominees, celebrating standout voices in folk and Americana ...

Recording folk artist Jeff Warner tells history through traditional music played on banjo, concertina, and “pocket instruments” such as cow bones. On April 24, Warner will perform a concert titled, ...

Some songs never really age, they simply travel. Shakira’s Waka Waka (This Time for Africa), originally released as the ...

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 ...

Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter best known as one-third of Peter, Paul and Mary, the folk-music trio whose impassioned harmonies transfixed millions as they lifted their voices in favor of civil ...

Carthy wears his considerable history lightly. His album was reflective without being nostalgic or complacent, building on a lifetime’s commitment to the performance and interpretation of traditional ...

Jennifer Reid sang workers’ songs, Malmin plumbed gnarly Norwegian hinterlands and Quinie rode across Argyll on a horse ...

Lohri, celebrated every year on January 13, is one of the most vibrant winter festivals in North India. It is most popular in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, and Himachal Pradesh, where people gather around a ...

Anyone who has spent time listening to folk music knows that it is less about the notes and words and more about the community it fosters between the performers and audience. Few exemplify that more ...