Japanese folk songs evolved in the same way as English language ones even though they are sung in different tones and scales. Patrick Savage at Keio University in Japan and his colleagues analysed the ...

Folk songs are meant to be passed on. Though folk is more or less considered a sub-genre under country these days, it started its life as a way to relay stories, customs, and oral histories. It was a ...

Great lyrics are great lyrics, it doesn’t matter what genre of music you put them in. As long as they are true, poetically sound, and rhythmically catchy, great lyrics are going to shine no matter ...

Traditional French children’s songs are a beloved part of French culture, passed down through generations. These songs are often simple, catchy, and fun, making them easy for young children to learn ...

The Princeton Folk Music Society presents Anne Hills, one of contemporary folk music's premier vocalists, on Friday, February ...

Under the name Air Mail, Midwest-born artist Niko Francis crafts songs that feel both handmade and immediate—melancholy ...

The ethereal sounds of traditional Eastern European folk songs aren't typically heard in New Orleans. With multiple, simultaneous voices threading equally through the song, the traditional style known ...

Folk lovers, we are bringing you 10 easiest folk songs to play on acoustic guitar so you don’t think we forgot about you. Folk songs date from 19th century and had many definitions through the years.

Peter Yarrow, Paul Stookey, and Mary Travers were a famous American folk music group formed in 1961 in New York City. They gained immense popularity in the 1960s for their beautiful harmonies and ...

Jamshedpur, Jan. 11: They sing of love ? deep into the shadows of the night. The words echo the tenderness, the pangs, the union and the ecstasy that the emotion brings in its wake. They also speak of ...

The past few years have brought about a resurgence of the Americana, bluegrass, folk and alt-country genres, and 2017 was a year in which fans saw the fruits of that labor. With newcomers such as ...

The National Academy of Performing Arts (NAPA) hosted a soulful Sufi music concert featuring renowned folk musician Arieb Azhar at its Zia Mohiuddin Theatre on Thursday.The concert, titled "Qalandar ...