A legendary Australian storyteller leaves behind a remarkable body of work devoted to history, country and song.

In its essence, folk music is music for the people — an art form inextricably intertwined with the soul of a region. Its nature is inherently visual, conjuring vivid imagery with just a single ...

Vatican II allowed the presence of “the music of the people” at Mass. Folk music, the music that is indigenous to each of the various nations of the world and to the ethnic cultures found within those ...

Their participation brings a cross-cultural element to the festivals lineup, aligning with Hornbills broader goal of celebrating cultural identity while encouraging creative exchange.By featuring ...

Folk music legend Ted Egan has died. He was 93. No cause of death was reported. Egan reportedly died on Dec. 4. “It is with sadness, but also great pride that Nerys Evans and the Egan family marks the ...

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 ...

Well before the advent of the drum machine or even the piano, there was folk music. These rich musical traditions have been inspiring composers of art music for centuries. Let's whet our musical ...

Adam Ezra, the Boston-based singer-songwriter, will perform a solo acoustic show in Peterborough. Tickets available online or at the door.

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A man draws a bamboo bow across a stringed instrument. The soft, tinny noise sounds like a harmonica. A young man’s fingers float across a wooden flute that sounds like a bird, ...

Having begun in the 1940's and then surging in popularity in the 1960's, American folk-music again is enjoying a revival of sorts. Maybe it's because of the recent wars in the world and people yearn ...