My favorite moment of the documentary Family Jams – which follows Devendra Banhart, Joanna Newsom, and Vetiver on their summer 2004 American tour – comes at an Amoeba Records meet-and-greet. While ...

Though the term “folk music” goes back to the mid-19th century, its modern coinage typically refers to the post-war folk revivals in England and America—though it can also describe any indigenous ...

Because of their lyrical content, many folk songs double as life lessons. Revisit three history-making folk hits that teach ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Ralph Vaughan Williams's English Folk Song Suite is well-known as an ...

Folk Music Journal is a peer-reviewed journal of research into all aspects of traditional song, music, dance, and drama. It is the journal of the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library, England's national ...

The world of music is constantly changing. Genres such as folk-pop, indie-folk, and country music are currently experiencing a real cultural hype. The folk-pop scene in particular seems to be gaining ...

The Pogues were a punk band that just happened to employ traditional Irish instruments like accordion, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, tin whistle and uilleann pipes in their songs. They were also an expert ...

“Folk music and songs from Ireland, Scotland and America are deeply interconnected,” said the Irish folk singer, who will ...

The FADER's transgender charity covers compilation FADER & Friends Volume 1 is out now, available exclusively on Bandcamp until December 1, 2023. 100% of the proceeds go towards the Transgender Law ...