Before it became one of the most defining folk songs of the 21st century, the initial response to "Seven Nation Army" was, "Eh, it's ok." ...

Lali Sokolov – better known as the Tattooist of Auschwitz, who was immortalised in the 2018 book that has sold more than 13 ...

Highlighting Black talent is the central mission of the second annual We Black Folk Fest at Club Passim in Cambridge, a two-day festival in February honoring the West African griot tradition through ...

Sheila Curran Bernard is the author of “Bring Judgment Day: Reclaiming Lead Belly’s Truths from Jim Crow’s Lies.” She breaks down the myths of his career and how he expanded folk and blues music ...

Ukraine’s DakhaBrakha ensemble takes their country’s traditional folk music across the world to combat Russian cultural ...

In the darkness of Hill Auditorium, a hush fell over a crowd of more than 2,000 folk music listeners from all over Michigan ...

“I’m glad I’m able to add some political diversity to the genre (today),” he says, because social consciousness is at the heart of folk music. He cites Merle Haggard’s “Mama’s Hungry Eyes” as an ...

Rajasthan folk singer Begum Batool expresses gratitude for receiving the Padma Shri, an award marking recognition of artistic ...

Ketch Secor, founder and frontman of Old Crow Medicine Show, emcees the second night of the 48th annual Ann Arbor Folk Fest ...

Gorky's Zygotic Mynci were some of the most influential musicians from Wales to produce and adapt an alternate folk sound, ...

Folk Alliance International announced its conference schedule through 2032, with New Orleans playing a prominent role.

An exuberant “Howdy!” is always a good way to kick off a folk festival — which is what Old Crow Medicine Show’s Ketch Secor ...