Born in Austin, Texas in 1915, Alan Lomax (USA) grew up surrounded by music. His father was a folklorist – an expert who specialises in folklore and cultural practices – and was fascinated by cowboy ...

Ep.41 [K-PEOPLE] Master of Traditional Korean Folk Music, Choi Kyung-man Choi Kyung-man, a living legend of traditional ...

"American" music includes much more than the western classical music that has traditionally dominated music study in the United States. The AMRC is working to reflect that diversity in our collections ...

Only about a decade ago, any serious young musician in Australia would run a mile from being labelled as “folk”. But among the new beards in the inner city, along with a returned desire for the ...

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 ...

When it comes to politics, folk musicians and their fans tend to be left of center. That’s true in many places beyond the United States, including Sweden. Yet, as ethnographer David Kaminsky wrote in ...

The band will participate in "The No. 1s" panel on Oct. 20 at the Faena Forum in Miami Beach.

Youth club Bree aims to give young people "a fun introduction" to Manx music and dance [Culture Vannin] For 20 years, youth club Bree has been bringing young people together on the Isle of Man "so ...

Lucknow, Oct 4 (PTI) Rajasthani folk singer and composer Kutle Khan, a 14th-generation musician from the Manganiyar community, says blending traditional folk music with contemporary sounds is key to t ...