Folk-stomp is bigger than ever, but Mumford & Sons and the Lumineers' new albums sound like deliberate rejections of that ...

After a full decade living in the United States, singer-guitarist Jökull Júlíusson from the Icelandic rock band KALEO is ...

Systir blend contemporary music with medieval and Irish traditional roots. Jenny Lee chats to three of the female vocal ensemble ahead of their performance at Armagh’s Home of St Patrick Festival ...

Whether you're talking about the nasally folk vibes of Bob Dylan or Bjork's sharp Icelandic soprano, these distinct voices inspire countless debates among music fans, who can't decide whether or ...

But the violinist is known for… Folk legend Joan Baez reflects on a life in music and activism After six decades performing, folk legend Joan Baez is saying farewell to music with a tour this ...

Knoxville, Tennessee’s Big Ears Festival has long been a beacon for adventurous music lovers, offering a stunning blend of ...

“That’s closest to my heart—blues, rock, folk ... Icelandic town of Mosfellsbær, a suburb of the capital Reykjavik, where Julius Son and his friends in middle school first made music ...

The early 2010’s folk-stomp boom came during the post-recession years, as economically-unstable millennials turned to music marketed as authentic just as social media became an everyday part of ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio --Grammy-winning Icelandic jazz singer, composer, and producer Laufey will perform with the Cleveland Orchestra at 7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 7 at Blossom Music Center. “Laufey ...

Recorded in Iceland, Norway and the Netherlands, Sála features contributions from members of various pagan folk bands and the Icelandic female choir Umbra Ensemble, rendering Sála as ...

Icelandic band Of Monsters and Men have just announced the cancellation of their Hong Kong concert, which was to take place tomorrow at MacPherson Stadium in Mong Kok. According to the band’s ...