This article previously appeared in Yiddish. I recently learned that between 1928 and 1938, a Soviet-Jewish musicologist, ethnographer and folklorist named Sofia Magid gave the Jewish world a precious ...

The narrator shares their enchanting journey in Brittany, highlighting their experiences at the annual Cornouaille festival, where they witnessed vibrant folkloric parades featuring traditional ...

10 of Taylor Swift's albums appear on the Billboard charts this week, but only Folklore manages to ... [+] climb on each of the four rankings it appears on this frame. LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 15 ...

Folk magic goes by many names in the Appalachian Mountains: root work, granny magic, kitchen witchery, Braucherei, witchcraft ...

Idaho's state song, "Here We Have Idaho," has a storied past. Starting out as a composition by Sallie Hume-Douglas in 2015 ...

Tens of thousands of music fans flock to Birds Hill Park each summer for the Winnipeg Folk Festival, but this year’s a special one for the iconic local event — its 50th anniversary.

For decades, Harris, who is Black, has combined his talents in folk music and education to teach young people about the Underground Railroad, the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and social ...

Music at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2024. Her work has previously appeared on Bustle, The US Sun, Newsweek and OK! Magazine. Dead Oceans/Youtube Folk singer Bill Fay has died.

The musical tradition of the Greek-speaking populations of Southern Italy remains strong to this day, as do the variations of the language.

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 ...

YouTube, long renowned for its vast video library, has quietly established itself as a formidable music streaming service. Its dedicated app, YouTube Music, offers a curated collection of songs ...

African American Spirituals are songs that familiar to the ear for many. The history of these folk songs tells many stories. Voices from the Past that Resonate: A History of African American ...