Ireland's Favourite Folk Song is a brand new RTÉ TV series presented in association with IMRO, celebrating the songs that define us as a people.

Out of any genre of music, folk music certainly has the most lore and mystique. While popular, it has always remained in the shadows and kept listeners asking questions for which they have never ...

" The unconscious music of the folk has all the marks of fine art: that it is wholly free from the taint of manufacture, the canker of artificiality; that it is transparently pure and truthful, simple ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On February 23, 1940, American folk legend Woody Guthrie wrote 'This Land is My Land' in his hotel room in New York City. The song ...

American folk songs are old songs that tell real stories. Many were passed down by ear, not written on paper. They speak about love, loss, work, hope, and the hard parts of life. Some are sweet and ...

Reason to Believe has been reimagined across generations, each artist leaving a distinct mark. Tim Hardin’s 1966 folk original set the tone with raw honesty and acoustic simplicity, while Rod ...

Coke Studio Bharat has once again touched listeners emotionally with its latest Season 4 release, Kachaudi Gali. The haunting Bhojpuri folk track beautifully brings alive the pain of separation, ...

Coke Studio Bharat has once again touched an emotional chord with its latest offering from Season 4, the soulful Bhojpuri folk song Kachaudi Gali. This song is much more than yet another musical ...

I'm so proud to be part of the return of the award-winning 21st Century Folk and genuinely so proud of Radio 2 for putting so much behind the project. It is a wholly noble endeavour. — Mark Radcliffe ...

A video from Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum showing visitors dancing to the Bengali folk song Tomar Ghore Bosot Kore has gone viral, earning praise from Harsh Goenka and social media users alike.

Christopher Maltman is an award-winning opera singer and recitalist. Alongside the lieders, chansons and art songs of his recital repertoire, he loves nothing more than performing folk song settings.