In the vibrant landscape of South African music, a new star is rapidly gaining ... It is classified as African Folk because of its fragile, archaic storytelling style, raw, honest vocals, and ...

The Philadelphia Folk Festival will return to the Old Pool Farm in Upper Salford for its 62nd edition Aug. 15-17. This year’s lineup will feature headlining singer-songwriters John Gorka and Sonia ...

The main program for the 2025 Viljandi Folk Music Festival "Off the Ground!" has been announced. This year's lineup features 11 international artists, 36 Estonian performers, and 3 collaborative ...

Open Road Folk Music’s Moments Like This feels like golden hour caught in a bottle. With soft harmonies and organic instrumentation, it drifts somewhere between indie folk and sun-faded Americana. The ...

The XXXII Viljandi Folk Music Festival, titled “Off the Ground!”, has finalised its main programme. Held in the picturesque town of Viljandi, Estonia, the Viljandi Folk Music Festival is one of the ...

Latvian Transport Minister Atis Svinka said on Monday that Riga-based carrier airBaltic had parted ways with its German-born longtime CEO Martin Gauss. "I inform you that Martin Gauss has been ...

Lutenist/ theorbo player Albane Imbs works as a continuo player in a host of leading European early music and baroque ensembles. Les Kapsber’girls is the group into which the Strasbourg-born musician ...

Bringing tears to eyes since 1969, Streets Of London, was a huge hit for Ralph McTell winning him an Ivor Novello Award in 1974. Scottish folk rockers The Waterboys are hardly boys when it comes ...

His idiosyncratic style of music has been described as "outsider folk," a testament to the Pennsylvania native's self-taught musicianship. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

Folk music pioneer Michael Hurley, known as the "Godfather of freak folk," has died. He was 83. The singer's family shared news of his death on Thursday in a statement posted by Hurley's record ...

Legendary Vietnamese composer Lu Nhat Vu, known for iconic songs like "The Southern Land Song" and "Saigon Girl Carrying Ammunition," has passed away at the age of 87 in Ho Chi Minh City. Composer Lu ...

but there’s also an unmistakable trace of trembling Conor Oberst influence in the music, a connection duly acknowledged by the band themselves. There are all kinds of other familiar touchpoints ...