SANTA CRUZ — With its spare accompaniment, intricate instrumentation and often haunting vocals, there is an appeal to Appalachian folk music that transcends geography and generations. The genre dates ...

Belarusian musician and activist Siarhei Douhushau was in Chicago in March 2019 on a U.S. tour presenting folk art and music from his Eastern European home. Nadzeya Ilkevich, then a second-year ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Singer-songwriter Mon Rovîa straddles two worlds. For him, it's important to pay homage to both in his music. The ...

Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn, who released a self-titled debut album as a duo on Friday, have lived almost parallel lives. Both women were born in 1977, and both grew up to be accomplished and ...

Daniel Bachman is an acclaimed musician, known for his unique blend of Appalachian-inspired folk music and meditative drones. But, for his latest album, titled Almanac Behind, he wanted to try ...

CINCINNATI — Every Sunday, in a crowded corner of an O'Bryonville coffee shop, you’ll hear a cacophony of sound. Banjos tuning, guitars strumming, fingers plucking away at violin strings, until one ...

The young, two-person band Cabin Creature managed to create a hauntingly accurate song that evokes the spirit of Appalachian folk music for a new documentary about havoc from Hurricane Helene.

Singer-songwriter Mon Rovîa straddles two worlds. For him, it's important to pay homage to both in his music. The Chattanooga-based folk musician, born Janjay Lowe, moved to the U.S. from his home ...