When Bob Dylan's 2026 European tour hit Killarney, Ireland, he treated the crowd to the first live version of 'The Lakes of Pontchartrain' since 1991.

Telangana Day celebrations in Saudi Arabia enthralled audiences with the State’s cultural diversity, from Adilabad tribal Mathura dance to Hyderabadi Marfa, Qawwali, and Bonalu festival performances.

Folk songs have a particular place in the world. Unlike many other genres, folk songs are meant to be meditated on. Listeners are meant to chew on the lyrics to gain some understanding of the world ...

Despite folk music’s association with protest there is a perception that its performers and audiences are overwhelmingly white. However folk music is rooted in diverse working-class communities and ...

A longtime music festival is ready to give up the folk for the 50th year. The Eagle Creek Folk Festival will ring in half a century Sept. 13 at Eagle Creek Park. The Indiana Folk Music Society will ...

With its poetic lyrics and haunting melodies, contemporary folk music is, at its best, deeply evocative. The elusive genre is hard to pin down, often blending traditional acoustics with elements of ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Originally planned to be the second concert at this year's Proms reuniting ...

He was both the longtime archivist of folk music at the Library of Congress and a widely respected singer and songwriter. By Clay Risen Joe Hickerson, a singer and songwriter who as the lead archivist ...

The Folk Orchestra of Santa Barbara returns this autumn and winter with a lineup of shows featuring sea-chantey singalongs, a visit from an international Scottish fiddle master, more Irish songs and ...

The 2025 Newport Folk Festival concluded with a collaborative performance titled "Songs for the People," emphasizing unity and shared humanity. Various artists performed covers of iconic songs, ...

Songs of Black Folk co-director Haley Watson found herself drawn to the stories of Pacific Northwest natives Rev. Dr. Leslie Braxton and his nephew, Ramón Bryant Braxton for many reasons. But one ...