The chart visualizes two recordings of the English folk song “Scarborough Fair ... Each person sang a traditional song, recited its lyrics, played an instrumental version of its melody ...

but he’s mostly known for recasting traditional American folk songs into vibrant contemporary soundscapes. He spoke to NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Tom Casciato about his Vermont ...

2. “Going Down To Mississippi” by Phil Ochs Phil Ochs knew his way around political protest songs in the 1960s, the most well-known being the 1965 folk song “Going Down To Mississippi”.

It’s constantly found on lists of the greatest American songs of all time, and we understand why it’s so loved years after it was released. Few folk songs capture the American experience quite ...

Band members are determined to preserve the knowledge of traditional Sudanese folk music and dance to keep it from being lost ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Since its inception more than two decades ago, the experimental rock band Xiu Xiu has danced between ...

The social media frenzy is helping traditional ethnic folk songs fly out of the remote mountains to attract fans in China and beyond. "We used to arrange a folk song party via QQ and WeChat (both ...

Time to travel back in time to medieval era with knights, horse carriages and folk music as the Renaissance Fair returns to ...

Accordion player Hanzhi Wang says advancements to the instrument closely associated with folk and polka has opened the door ...

celebrating the best of traditional and contemporary folk music. Headlining this year's festival at the Cork Opera House will be the legendary Paul Brady, renowned for his involvement in major ...