Local musicians John Jantzen and Wendy Chappell-Dick have challenged themselves to learn and perform 50 historic folk songs in celebration of ...

Folk music custodian Mame Khan, the first Indian folk artist at Cannes, champions preserving cultural heritage while evolving ...

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Folk songs have a particular place in the world. Unlike many other genres, folk songs are meant to be meditated on. Listeners are meant to chew on the lyrics to gain some understanding of the world ...

Folk songs are incredibly multifaceted. Folks write folk songs to capture the climate of the given time, to dissect the given emotion of any moment, and ultimately, to articulate a nuance that can’t ...

Michael Stock has been hosting “Folk & Acoustic Music” on WLRN, South Florida Public Radio for over 30 years. Michael was introduced to folk music back in high school when a teacher at Miami Beach ...

He probably didn’t anticipate, though, that the most powerful American poetry would come from its songwriters. With the creation of jazz, blues, gospel, and country music, and the synthesis of those ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about music and the business of music. The term “old soul” is brutally overused. But what else do you call a 20-year-old ...

Nominations for the International Folk Music Awards are now open. This year all Folk Alliance Members are eligible to submit nominations for the Album, Song and Artist of the Year categories. Folk ...