Rekha Bhardwaj champions culturally rich music, asserting that audiences crave depth beyond viral trends. Her Coke Studio ...

Just because it sounds pretty, doesn't mean it's a piece of cake. Here are three folk songs from the 70s that are actually ...

The five-piece band channels the adventurous spirit of early British folk-rock while forging a distinctly Philadelphia sound.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck and soprano Renée Fleming about their collaborative project and album, "The Fiddle and The Drum," which celebrates Appalachian folk music.

He dropped out of college in the mid-1960s to move to Los Angeles and pursue music, in spite of the initial disapproval of ...

During the 60s, voices for change came together in song. Here are some of the most influential folk voices from this period.

Toto La Momposina's death has been confirmed by her family. The iconic Colombian folk artist died at 85, and was known for ...

The full lineup for this year’s Edmonton Folk Music Festival was released Thursday. The four-day fest will see 60 artists ...

Vatican II allowed the presence of “the music of the people” at Mass. Folk music, the music that is indigenous to each of the various nations of the world and to the ethnic cultures found within those ...

Coffeehouses have existed for centuries, and coffee was the main draw. But the spaces provided a freeform, welcome invitation for “social levelling".