For this frigid, fourth week in January, we suggest half-a-dozen classical music events that are well worth bundling up and getting out of the house to enjoy. – On Wednesday at 7 pm at Transformer ...

You might believe these three classic country songs were contemporary creations, but that is not the case, as they are ...

Bluegrass is a fascinating genre rooted in both American and European folk music. This form of country music developed in Appalachia with distinct influences from Scottish and Irish traditional music, ...

Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. “But more than that,” Leah says, “they tell a story together, and that ...

Traditional Southern and Appalachian folk music is making a comeback. Yes, it’s been around and thriving in a festival and live-performance subculture for years. But the word “comeback” is reserved ...

Tackling the realities of socio-economic struggles in rural Kentucky through a modern adaptation of the myth of Philomela, recent Georgetown graduate Olivia Duff’s (COL ’16) play “Appalachian ...

COYLE — Appalachian-Americana folk singer Ash Devine will play a matinee show at Concerts in the Woods in Coyle at 3 p.m. Sunday. The concert will be at the Laurel B. Johnson Community Center, 923 ...

Granted, iTunes isn’t the most reliable source. But when it labels Bonnie “Prince” Billy, Jolie Holland and Joanna Newsom all under the folk genre, it’s hard not to tilt your head slightly to the left ...

As a folk musician, Mon Rovîa has never been much of a planner. He didn’t plan on pursuing music as a career; he never imagined going on tour, nor does he map out the lyrics in his music that’s going ...