The Great Groove Band performs with local kids at the Old Songs Festival of Traditional Music and Dance at Altamont Fairgrounds. A crowd enjoys a concert at Old Songs Festival of Traditional Music and ...

Folk ballads will likely never disappear, considering our dedication to preserving them and, if the 1960s are any indication, reviving them from history. A ton of rock musicians took old folk ballads ...

Regardless of technological advancements or changing music trends, folk music never seems to go out of style. This may have to do with roots music forming the DNA from which most music styles evolve.

Musician and teacher Dave Ruch, along with Brant Lake singer Colleen Cleveland, are hosting a series of free workshops this week to introduce some “heritage” music from Colleen’s family to area ...

The Danish String Quartet looks to their Nordic roots on the new album, Last Leaf. Classical music has never lived in a bubble. For centuries, it's always found common ground with folk music. Enter, ...

In 1965, just as folk music was about to turn into folk rock, a little-known American living in England released his first ...

The Pogues were a punk band that just happened to employ traditional Irish instruments like accordion, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, tin whistle and uilleann pipes in their songs. They were also an expert ...

Celebrate the rich heritage of Punjabi Sufi music, with an equally rich performance by Riyaaz Qawwali! Weaving together centuries-old folk songs with contemporary works from artists like Gurdaas Mann, ...