THE recent amalgamation of the Folk Song Society with the English Folk Dance Society has been marked by the appearance of a new journal with the title Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song ...

The freewheeling spirit that has come to define folk music in recent years is writ large across the nominees for the RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards 2025. It’s palpable in the wide-angled soundscape of ...

Monica Barbaro’s critically acclaimed performance as Joan Baez in James Mangold’s ‘A Complete Unknown’ reignites the gravity of the real-life musician’s stardom and artistry, which crested during the ...

Of particular note in this regard is the jhumur tradition. Jhumur is the folk dance of the Sadan ethnolinguistic group, who trace their origins to the Chotanagpur region. Today it occupies a central ...

Beloved English folk musician and songwriter Bill Fay has died, aged 81. The news was confirmed in a statement by his label, Dead Oceans, who said that Fay died “peacefully” in London on ...

Cult-favourite folk musician and songwriter Bill Fay has died, aged 81. The news was confirmed in a statement by his label, Dead Oceans, who said that Fay died “peacefully” in London yesterday ...

"My teammates take turns helping me with childcare. Yingge dance is part of my life — I even dream about it," said team member Zhou Yixiang while gently rocking her five-month-old baby in a ...

By Paul Grein Thirty-five years after Indigo Girls won a Grammy for best contemporary folk recording for their eponymous debut album, the duo received a lifetime achievement award at The ...

The English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) is attempting to make centuries-old traditions more “inclusive”. The charity, which is backed by the Arts Council, has created guidance that ...

Nottingham Forest winger Ramon Sosa had the opportunity to move to Brazil during the winter transfer window, it has been claimed. The 25-year-old joined the Reds last summer from Talleres, in ...