Contrary to Wynton Marsalis and Stanley Crouch, jazz is no longer an American or, even more specifically, Afro-American art form. Jazz has, in fact, always been about incorporating music from various ...

The Weis Center for the Performing Arts will host musicians, dancers and more for its 2026-2027 season on the Bucknell University campus. The center released its schedule for the season ...

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 ...

Modern folk music often echoes the past. Looking at the words “modern” and “folk” side by side feels oppositional. We think of technology as being modern, but old instruments are a kind of technology, ...

These modern folk songs will satiate any 1970s folk fan. These artists wear their retro inspirations on their sleeves, borrowing the sounds of older folk. These old souls will wow you with just how un ...

Traditional African musical sounds and songs are under threat today. More than 50 years after the end of official colonial rule, the legacy of colonialism continues to sideline many traditional ...

Faced with Russia’s efforts to erase Ukrainian culture, people have embraced traditional music as a way to reconnect with their past and affirm their identity. Roksolaniya, a traditional Ukrainian ...

PUTNEY — Next Stage Arts and Twilight Music present an evening of contemporary folk music by Québec-based singer/songwriter Geneviève Racette and her trio, and New England-based duo Hilary & G at Next ...

The two-day event pairs live folk performances with Ohio wines, historic cooking demonstrations, and hands-on activities ...

SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — As musician Lady July performed at the Rabbit Hole on Adams Avenue Saturday, her most enthusiastic fan twirled in front of the stage, imitating the singer on his own tiny guitar.

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 ...

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 ...