The music legends recorded two very different versions of the dark, old-time mountain song.

Bascom Lamar Lunsford was an Asheville-area lawyer and folklorist who preserved Appalachian music and helped create the Mountain Dance and Folk Festival.

The Folk Festival is preparing for this year’s event with a fundraising event this Sunday evening at El Golfo Restaurant in ...

Haywood County is home to a long tradition of Appalachian music. That heritage is being preserved in part through a program ...

Today we feature the USA group Rising Appalachia with a live Preservation Hall performance of the song Shed Your Grace ...

With a quiver of banjos metaphorically on his knee and a rejuvenated appreciation for the traditional bluegrass genre in which he first gained notoriety, 19-time Grammy winner Bela Fleck returns to ...

AM to 3:00 PM, the White Sulphur Springs National Fish Hatchery will host the Freshwater Folk Festival in that beautiful location with plenty of activities for people to enjoy and find out more about ...

The 14th annual Fiddle and Folk Festival at Benner’s Farm, 56 Gnarled Hollow Road, East Setauket celebrates the harmony of community on Saturday, Sept. 19, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Emceed by Fred ...

The Providence musician launched a career by confronting racism in old-time music. He’s tired of being that guy.

Combining folk and world music with a modern spin, Rising Appalachia has earned a reputation for earnest, exuberant songs ...

The series touts a variety of affordable shows as proof that unforgettable talent doesn’t require big-city ticket prices.

Season 12 of the VIVO Music Festival unfolds Sept. 7-13 at venues around and beyond Columbus, shining the spotlight on ...