In the below list, we're running down 10 Folk Acts That ... and recording songs that were written years before their own birth, often with a political bent to the lyrics, taking elements of ...

Hey, today is Qixi Festival! The Qixi Festival (Chinese: 七夕節), also known as the Qiqiao Festival (乞巧節), is a Chinese festival that celebrates the annual meeting of the cowherd and weaver girl in ...

Music plays a central role in making Lohri a vibrant and unforgettable celebration. Music creates an atmosphere of togetherness, whether with hit Bollywood songs or classical Punjabi folk songs.

If you've ever been to an Irish wake, you'll know that while it can be a sad affair, Irish wake songs and Irish wake ... Merrymaking was a common part of the traditional Irish wake and a major ...

February 7, 2025 • The fingerstyle guitarist builds worlds with her music; at the Tiny Desk, Yasmin Williams invites us into hers.

THE WEEK'S MOST POPULAR AMERICANA/FOLK ALBUMS, BASED ON MULTIMETRIC CONSUMPTION, BLENDING TRADITIONAL ALBUM SALES, STREAMING-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS AND TRACK-EQUIVALENT ALBUMS, AS COMPILED BY LUMINATE.

In it, Seeger comes off as a dust-covered relic of folk music history, an obstacle to Dylan’s fame, even as it was Seeger who opened the door for him. Seeger, himself, became a celebrity as a ...

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Though the preserve of unmarried men and women at its inception, mwomboko was later taken over and became the music of old geezers ... effect of watching older folk waltzing while its contact ...

Zakariya/ Makariya or Uzokwaliwa One thing you should know about traditional songs is that one does not have to stick to the lyrics of the song, as long as you have the melody, and the rhythm of the ...

The biggest Folk albums of the month (defined in partnership with English Folk Expo) by British and Irish artists, based on sales in the UK of downloads, CDs, vinyl and other formats, plus streams.