Because of their lyrical content, many folk songs double as life lessons. Revisit three history-making folk hits that teach ...

You know the songs of Bob Dylan and Joan Baez, but do you know the 1940s songs that shaped their vision of folk music?

The Daily Yonder highlights a centuries-old Appalachian hymn singing tradition, still uplifting souls through heartfelt ...

According to Carthy, he taught the song to Simon in 1964, years before iconic folk duo Simon & Garfunkel turned the song into their hit, “Scarborough Fair/Canticle.” However, what started as a ...

The lyrics of traditional Okinawan songs were found to record past climate and geological history of the Ryukyu Islands (21st ...

Hyderabad is all set for another lively weekend filled with music, art, and adventure. As the October breeze cools the city, event spaces and open-air venues are buzzing with everything from Sufi ...

Bob Dylan's music has never pulled any punches. The raw emotion, the unapologetic lyrics, the storytelling—it all amalgamated into the essence of who Dylan is. He was also among the first to bring ...

Nagpur: Rangila Nao, a renowned all-women Bengali folk music band from Kolkata, will perform at the Saraswat Sabha Library Hall in Dhantoli, on Saturday at 7pm.The name Rangila Nao — which means ...

Singer Mangli, a prominent voice of Telangana's Bathukamma festival, shares her deep connection to the floral celebration. She views it as a joyful ode to life, music, and dance, with her songs ...

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 ...

In Lesotho, a style of traditional accordion music called Famo has become entangled with deadly gang rivalries. Once the ...

Telangana's vibrant Bathukamma festival is experiencing a digital renaissance, with traditional songs and celebrations now reaching global audiences. Digital platforms are amplifying independent folk ...