The world of music is constantly changing. Genres such as folk-pop, indie-folk, and country music are currently experiencing a real cultural hype. The folk-pop scene in particular seems to be gaining ...

Once a month or so, dozens of people get together for a night of traditional song — and sometimes not-so-traditional. This group singalong has hopped from bar to bar in New York City for years — and ...

When Chris Vallillo performs Jan. 29 at the Grayslake Heritage Center and Museum, he’ll not only sing and play his acoustic guitar, but he’ll also reveal the stories behind the folk music he’s written ...

These three folks songs tell harrowing and captivating tales that easily could be turned into successful true crime documentaries.

Folk and indie are genres that are incredibly difficult to define, but you'll know them when you hear them. Whether it's the subtle but impactful songwriting, the acoustic instruments, simple but no ...

Some tend to think that musicians need amplified, distorted guitars and driving beats to transform their anger into songs. That’s not the case, though. Songwriters have been turning their righteous ...

Inside buses on their daily commute Nepalis are used to listening to familiar-sounding songs that feature alternating female and male voices, responding to one another, often cheekily. Called lok ...

Karen Hopkin: This is Scientific American’s 60-Second Science. I’m Karen Hopkin. You’re probably familiar with the concept of evolution. Living things evolve by accumulating genetic changes, which are ...

Vol. 56, No. 4, NATIONALISM IN MUSIC IN THE TOTALITARIAN STATE (1945-1989) (December 2015), pp. 397-405 (9 pages) In the Czechoslovakia of the 1950s, traditional folk music was officially presented as ...