With its poetic lyrics and haunting melodies, contemporary folk music is, at its best, deeply evocative. The elusive genre is hard to pin down, often blending traditional acoustics with elements of ...

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 ...

In its essence, folk music is music for the people — an art form inextricably intertwined with the soul of a region. Its nature is inherently visual, conjuring vivid imagery with just a single ...

SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — As musician Lady July performed at the Rabbit Hole on Adams Avenue Saturday, her most enthusiastic fan twirled in front of the stage, imitating the singer on his own tiny guitar.

PUTNEY — Next Stage Arts and Twilight Music present an evening of contemporary folk music by Québec-based singer/songwriter Geneviève Racette and her trio, and New England-based duo Hilary & G at Next ...

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The Gloaming, amid folksy fiddle notes reminiscent of Irish childhood, inserts its own modern take on an age-old art form. The band, consisting of fiddlers Martin Hayes and Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, ...

I’m listening to a covers album called Sing Into My Mouth (Black Cricket/ Brown), with two folksy, gentle-voiced, major dudes laying down tasteful versions of songs originally written by Sade, ...

The 44th annual Fox Valley Folk Music and Storytelling Festival, which will be Saturday through Monday, Sept. 5-7, will be entirely online this year. Many artists will be safely performing from their ...

At the core of Bonny Light Horseman, the new indie folk trio of Anais Mitchell, Eric D. Johnson and Josh Kaufman, are centuries-old folk songs the band has reinterpreted, rearranged and added new ...

PUTNEY — Next Stage Arts Project and Twilight Music present an evening of contemporary folk music with Antje Duvekot and Goodnight Moonshine (Molly Venter and Eben Pariser) on Saturday, Dec. 14, at ...