As music genres fade in and out of popularity, the most successful and interesting artists and albums will influence the tastes and styles of future music. So, when it comes to folk music in the ...

Discover the 2026 Folk Alliance International Artist of the Year nominees, celebrating standout voices in folk and Americana ...

Folk originates from the German word "volk," which means "the people." And that's what folk is at its core: from the people, documented and shared with individual experience in mind. The late 19th ...

Some of the best songs in the history of popular music are truly undefinable, and that is what, in part, makes them so phenomenally iconic. These classic songs that can’t be pigeon-holed into one ...

In the early 1960s, Marianne Faithfull was at a party, eating hors d'oeuvres, 17 years old, when the manager of The Rolling Stones approached her. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED NPR BROADCAST) MARIANNE ...

He is a world famous singer renowned for his heartfelt ballads and gentle pop folk music. His breakthrough hit came in 2005 and he has since been wowing audiences across the world with his unique ...

Some songs never really age, they simply travel. Shakira’s Waka Waka (This Time for Africa), originally released as the ...

Without any formal musical training, he built China’s first jazz band and a song-and-dance troupe, defying gender norms while launching the country’s earliest music and film superstars. His ...

Congregation B’nai Emunah, Tulsa’s Conservative Jewish synagogue at 1719 S. Owasso Ave., will sponsor its annual community songfest at 7 p.m. Sunday.

Faced with Russia’s efforts to erase Ukrainian culture, people have embraced traditional music as a way to reconnect with their past and affirm their identity. Roksolaniya, a traditional Ukrainian ...