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 ...

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 ...

The topics she has researched as a folklore minor, so far, include sexism in the gaming world, feminist coding in the performances of contemporary Black women rappers, and folk healing and medical ...

Local environmental educator and board member “Porcupine” Pat McKinney will delve into the fascinating history of Pennsylvania Dutch powwowing, a folk healing practice that intertwines religion, ...

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 ...

Folk dancing should drop terms like “ladies and gentlemen” to avoid “offending minority genders”, a leading music organisation has said. The English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) is ...