Lead Belly is another important figure in the early stages of folk. You might recognize one of his trademark songs " Where Did You Sleep Last Night ." The song dates back to the 1800s, but was sung by ...

Vashti Bunyan's star briefly rose in the sixties - then she seemed to vanish. She explains what really happened - and how she ...

Mandrell was admitted to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2009, though she doesn’t perform anymore. Known as much for her activism as her distinctive voice, folk singer Baez started recording ...

The year has gotten off to a rough start for country music fans as four legendary performers have already lost their lives. Ed Askew, a cult folk music singer/songwriter and painter, died on Jan. 4.

On the twelfth day of the year's first lunar month, hundreds of elite traditional Chinese art performers from across the ...

Modern artists use natural, recyclable materials, following the ancient techniques of Indian folk art. Traditional Indian methods like Warli, Madhubani, and Kalamkari used biodegradable materials.

I felt immense happiness and excitement when I learned that a composition by an Armenian musician, Arman Peshtmaljyan, was ...

On her new album Enter Now Brightness, the award-winning folk singer leaves "deep sadness" in the dust and sets her sights on joy. She tells Charlotte Ryan how she's been softened by motherhood, why ...

On her new album Enter Now Brightness, the award-winning folk singer leaves “deep sadness” in the dust and sets her sights on joy. She tells Charlotte Ryan how she's been softened by motherhood, why ...

One of the towering influences on contemporary American folk, despite enjoying little adulation during his lifetime, his legacy is showered with retrospectively, singer-songwriter and travelling bard ...

Mwalim DaPhunkee Professor and The Zyg 808, both Mashpee Wampanoag, talk about their nominations for Native American Music ...

Batiste’s career as a singer began after he attended Juilliard School in New York. Batiste and some of his peers formed the band Stay Human and they performed jazz on the streets of New York.