Three generations. Timeless ballads. One unforgettable story. From award-winning songwriter Finn Anderson (Islander) and visionary director Tania Azevedo (But I’m a Cheerleader), Ballad Lines is a ...

When Dolly Parton appeared, remotely, on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert during the pandemic in October 2020, she shared three songs that she was most proud of writing. Of the nearly 3,000 songs ...

It’s our final show of the year. So we’re saying goodbye to 2020 with music and literature. But be warned, the culture we’re sharing is gritty. We’ll go on a song catching journey with a Connecticut ...

Robert Sylvain revives traditional Acadian ballads from his Mémère Thibodeau's notebook. Robert Sylvain brings to life the beauty of old Acadian ballads, playing and singing melodies passed down ...

CALAIS Elmer George did what most people did in the 1930s to earn a living: everything. He had been a farmer, logger, teamster and, in the depths of the Great Depression, was selling used cars in ...

v. 1. American originals, a heritage in song and story. The ballad of the Braswell boys -- Barb'ry Allen -- Behind the great wall -- The broken hearted boy -- Charles Guiteau -- Charming beauty bright ...

Jersey City is referenced in one version of an old folk song called “The Butcher Boy,” and the reasons for that are as much of a hodgepodge as the city itself. Hodgepodges are apparently the nature of ...

Bob Dylan is one of, if not the, finest wordsmith in the history of music. That is his reputation, his name, and his brand. A songwriter whose poetry matches that of Walt Whitman, Lord Byron, or ...

Musician and teacher Dave Ruch, along with Brant Lake singer Colleen Cleveland, are hosting a series of free workshops this week to introduce some “heritage” music from Colleen’s family to area ...

For He Guofeng, a 50-year-old musician born and raised in Yulin, Northwest China's Shaanxi Province, he was somewhat hurt by ...