R eading an artist's journey is captivating, especially when you discover the clash of influences that have been ...

The story of how global banjo explorer Joe Troop (formerly of Che Apalache) met Venezuelan harpist and all-around folk music ...

This episode is part one of The Soul of Music—Overheard’s four-part series focusing on music, exploration, and Black history.Our guest this week is two-time Grammy Award winner Rhiannon ...

Rhiannon Giddens’ 21st-Century Sound Has a Long History Inspired by long-lost folk melodies, gospel, opera and bluegrass, the electrifying singer and banjo player gives fresh voice to old ...

The Folk of Gloucester, the community, events and exhibition space, is hosting the second Gloucester Ukraine Festival from May 3-18. This festival includes art exhibitions, photography, music, dance, ...

With that in mind, it should come as no surprise that in the technical sense, the genre with the most riffs is also the oldest. Folk music is a nebulous term that can encompass everything from Woody ...

Arts & Culture | September 2021. At an Old Juke Joint in Mississippi, the Blues Are Alive. Jimmy Holmes is the last in a line of music legends as he seeks to keep a singular American art form thriving ...

The 41-year-old musician, who primarily plays guitar and banjo, teaches lessons online and fosters a digital community of banjo players called Kyle's Banjo Club.

The line between theft and flattery is incredibly thin. While some artists regard mimicry as a natural part of musical evolution, others aren’t so philosophical. The question of inspiration also ...

VENICE, Fla. — Cars were parked haphazardly along the highway shoulder, and folks with folding chairs were climbing through the ditch.

Banjo player, folk music aficionado and actor/comedian Billy Connolly once described The Dubliners as “folk music’s Rolling Stones”. If that’s the case, then The Pogues were its Sex ...

Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn, award-winning banjo players and a couple, will perform pieces inspired by Americana at the Koger Center in Columbia Feb. 22.