Popular folk singer Maithili Thakur has hinted at entering politics ahead of the Bihar assembly elections, expressing a desire to contest from her hometown Benipatti. The 25-year-old artist, who ...

Back in 2020, folk musician Jake Blount launched into national awareness with the release of his debut album, “Spider Tales.” The project was, by some measures, a conventional interpretation of ...

Sound Check is the Globe’s weekly guide to concerts, tunes, and trends rooted in Boston and beyond. This column covers Sept. 26-Oct 2. Assigning firm definitions to genres of music in 2025 is like ...

Is it possible to compose your own songs without any instrument or knowledge of sheet music? The answer is now a definitive yes. Thanks to specialized AI services, this is no longer a problem. They ...

Apple Music users just got a ton of new features in iOS 26 last week, but it seems Apple has even more in the works for its next big iPhone update. iOS 26.1 arrived in beta today, and introduces a new ...

A longtime music festival is ready to give up the folk for the 50th year. The Eagle Creek Folk Festival will ring in half a century Sept. 13 at Eagle Creek Park. The Indiana Folk Music Society will ...

When people think of folk music as a genre, there are certain entertainers that come to mind: Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell and Pete Seeger to name a few. But the truth is, folk’s influence was ...

BERKS CO., Pa. - Folk music echoed through the Reading Liederkranz on Sunday. "This is the Mountain Folk Fest that we have," said David Kline. Kline helped organize the event. "I have a passion for it ...

For nearly 50 years, the Fox Valley Folklore Society has been bringing local, national, and international talent to the western suburbs, and this year’s festival promises the same. Enjoy the last ...

He was both the longtime archivist of folk music at the Library of Congress and a widely respected singer and songwriter. By Clay Risen Joe Hickerson, a singer and songwriter who as the lead archivist ...

With their country under attack by Russia, the musicians in Ukrainian folk band Kommuna Lux have a two-fold mission. First, they put on shows blending Balkan swing with klezmer music and traditional ...