Simon Flory probes the question of fact versus fiction on the song 'Truth Ain't Hard to Find,' off his new album 'Man of Visions.' ...

November is here again, and with it comes cooler weather, the turning of the leaves and, of course, Thanksgiving, a time for ...

The 5,000-year-old clay musical instrument "Bhorrindo", originating from the ancient civilisation of Mohenjo Daro, has been revived by Sindhi folk musician Faqeer Zulfiqar. Known for its flute-like ...

Photo: Lauren Kallen After an eight-year pause in studio releases, The Barr Brothers delivered their latest record, Let It Hiss, on October 17. The ...

He looks every bit the traditional Lesotho sheep herder, wrapped in a blanket to ward off the mountain kingdom's cold and ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended warm wishes for Kharna Puja, a key ritual of the Chhath festival, honouring Surya Dev and Chhathi Maiya. He shared a song by Bhojpuri artist Nirahua, highlighting ...

It’s proof that folk music’s magic never fades, we bring to you five folk songs that continue to tug at the heart and connect across generations. Folk music has a soul that bridges generations, and ...

Folk songs have a particular place in the world. Unlike many other genres, folk songs are meant to be meditated on. Listeners are meant to chew on the lyrics to gain some understanding of the world ...

When Paul Simon first came to Britain in the mid-1960s, he was still in the early stages of his music career as a songwriter and was in search of inspiration. That’s when he bumped into Martin Carthy, ...

When Paul Simon first arrived in Britain in the mid-1960s, he was still an emerging American songwriter searching for inspiration. What he found was Martin Carthy, one of England’s most respected folk ...

From 1963 to 1966, a team of filmmakers shot nearly 80 hours of footage of the Newport Folk Festival, documenting performances, interviewing attendees, and capturing the festival’s changes as rock ...