If John Oates understands anything, it’s the raw fundamentals of songwriting. After famously linking up with his writing partner Daryl Hall, Oates came through with hit after hit after hit. Now, he’s ...

Great lyrics are great lyrics, it doesn’t matter what genre of music you put them in. As long as they are true, poetically sound, and rhythmically catchy, great lyrics are going to shine no matter ...

Harpeth Rising is a purveyor of chamber-flavored folk music. Composed of three classically trained artists, Harpeth Rising touts three-part harmonies “reminiscent of both Appalachia and medieval ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Best known as the powerhouse rock drummer with the group Mountain, the career of ...

Folk songs are meant to be passed on. Though folk is more or less considered a sub-genre under country these days, it started its life as a way to relay stories, customs, and oral histories. It was a ...

The Lake Erie Folk Fest will be returning to Euclid with the aim of celebrating traditional music. Taking place from 1 to 6 p.m. Feb. 11, this will be the seventh annual Lake Erie Folk Fest hosted by ...

The last year has seen some outstanding albums from both veteran performers and relatively new ones as well as some exciting projects outlining particular themes.Russian-born Daria Kulesh released her ...

Folk music as a genre has taken many different forms over the centuries. Traditional folk music has been defined as music that comments on cultural or national identity, is played on traditional ...

Melbourne's Leah Senior talks about Nick Drake, Joni Mitchell and more. Listening to young Melbourne singer songwriter Leah Senior is like going back in time. Her finely crafted, melancholic tunes owe ...

WAPAKONETA —In honor of Auglaize County’s 175th anniversary, a concert of traditional Irish music by the band Mad Maudlin will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 26 at St. Patrick Catholic Church, ...

A distinct subgenre of heavy metal called “folk metal” has developed over the past few decades. Spawning from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal in the mid '80s in Europe, the harmonies and melodies ...

Folk music is broadly linked to culture and ethnicity, the 60s counterculture, and social activism. American folk music is as varied as its musicians. But many of us associate folk music with acoustic ...