On the first day of the Chhath Mahaparv, Sharda Sinha, the voice synonymous with the four-day festivities in Bihar, Jharkhand ...

Ella Louise Jenkins, celebrated as the "First Lady of the Children's Folk Song," passed away on Nov. 9 at the age of 100. A ...

The great folk/blues singer Barbara Dane will be honored this Saturday (11/9) on Folk Music & Beyond. Barbara passed away a ...

Folk music will never die, and these forgotten folk albums from the 1970s deserve to be dusted off and enjoyed in the modern age.

NEW DELHI (ANI) – Renowned folk singer Sharda Sinha, affectionately known as the ‘Bihar Kokila,’ passed away on November 5 at ...

Jackson is the first city in Mississippi to serve as a host city and will host the National Folk Festival from 2025 to 2027. The capital city was chosen out of 42 competing cities nationwide for the ...

Learn more. Banduragirl (Anastasiya Voytyuk), a singer and virtuoso of the bandura, an instrument of Ukrainian origin, will ...

He argues that for millennia humans have shaped the landscape of Wales, and nature has thrived alongside farming, managing ...

For many, exploring worldwide traditions at the Holiday Folk Fair International is a tradition in itself. The multicultural ...

With the 2024 edition of the annual Lagos Fringe Festival around the corner, award-winning folk singer, chanter, singer and ...

Chicago singer and songwriter Ella Jenkins, known as the "First Lady of Children's Music," has died at the age of 100. Jenkins, a children's folk singer whose career spanned more than 60 years, died ...

The prolific musician, entertainer, and educator released 39 albums during her lifetime, including the enduringly popular ...