The Folk Element Trio, based in New York City, blends jazz with folk styles from around the world. They're performing in St.

The 1960s folk revival may have peaked by the middle of the decade, but several influential artists carried on the tradition.

Folk music, above all else, aims to change the world. With every lyric, chord strum, and recording, the genre is attempting to shift the minds and perspectives of its audience. Folk music wants to ...

Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 helped introduce Swedish orchestral music to the world. Written in 1903 by Hugo Alfvén, it showed international audiences that Sweden had a distinct musical voice of its own.

The territory has spawned a small but robust music scene that, with the likes of the band Nanook and rapper Tarrak, long has ...

The record label Putumayo World Music hosts a music festival on Jan. 25 at the Broadside in New Orleans. There will be ...

With his group touring for three years, Grisman and his crew are the equivalent of Americana Johnny Appleseeds.

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. I was once in the Irish town of Kilkenny on a Monday night, generally the quietest night for live music. Yet of the dozen pubs I chanced ...

The Australian folk band The Paper Kites has a new song called "When The Lavender Blooms." It offers some advice about how to appreciate the present moment.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Experience the immersive world of klezmer music with Levyosn, a Yiddish song and klezmer ensemble, on Jan. 25 at Hancock Meetinghouse.

The group at the Collective Soul Space in downtown Yellowknife came together as part of a two-day international folk dance workshop. Mostly aimed at seniors, participants on the frigid Saturday ranged ...