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 ...

From Bob Dylan to Beyonce, every song on Rising Appalachia’s new covers EP, Folk and Anchor, was carefully selected for the album not just because they were some of bandmate sisters Leah Song and ...

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 ...

The music scene has been hit hard by COVID-19, but some local musicians are trying to help bring music back into your life through a live stream festival. The Appalachian Folk Music Festival is on May ...

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 Lemonheads’ world tour comes to Woodstock and Photay plays Assembly Kingston. Plus, Senegalese jazz by way of New Orleans, Appalachian folk and more. The Lemonheads’ tour for their new album, ...

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 ...