Edinburgh’s folk music scene is set for a major moment this April as Dallahan, one of Scotland’s most internationally active folk bands, returns to the city where it all began for their biggest ...

Boston College’s acclaimed Gaelic Roots Series will take on a different format this semester while continuing its mission of presenting accomplished performers and experts in Irish, Scottish, American ...

She grew up singing in temple courtyards lit by a single bulb. Today, her music plays at Tomorrowland, and Coachella is next. Chitralekha Sen isn’t just preserving folk music—she’s flipping the script ...

Luster’s fifth track “Halo” has the lyric “mystical creatures… of Éirne,” referencing the Irish river and lough of the same ...

George Lappin ‘Geordie’ McIntyre, singer, songwriter, teacher. Born: 22 December, 1937 in Govanhill, Glasgow. Died: 7 January ...

When John Hannigan '28 decided to pursue a music major at Holy Cross, the College crossed an ocean (virtually) to find just ...

Folk can be traced back to the beginning of human history. Since people weren’t able to collect music physically, they passed down their songs by singing them themselves. Of course, this folk ...

Over the past five decades, the organization has brought noteworthy folk music to East Lansing, including stars like Nanci Griffith, Suzanne Vega, and before he recently burst onto the global ...

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Louis Armstrong once observed that "all music is folk music; I ain't never heard no horse sing a song," which is as good a way as any of saying that making music is a human activity. Music is ...

Folk music pioneer Michael Hurley, known as the "Godfather of freak folk," has died. He was 83. The singer's family shared news of his death on Thursday in a statement posted by Hurley's record ...