In its essence, folk music is music for the people — an art form inextricably intertwined with the soul of a region. Its nature is inherently visual, conjuring vivid imagery with just a single ...
Eighty-one years ago today, one of the most influential pioneering figures in country rock and Americana was born in ...
Twenty-five years ago today, a movie soundtrack that made obscure roots music popular with a mainstream audience was released ...
Library of Congress archivist Joe Hickerson has died at 89. For decades, he worked to preserve America's collection of folk music and served as director of the library's American Folklife Center. Joe ...
Chapel Hill country-folk duo Blue Cactus is uniting generations of music lovers with honest lyricism and a blend of Americana, folk and indie twang on their newest album, "Believer." The album is set ...
From violin to fiddle -- Bowings -- Fiddle tunings -- Old times -- Liza Jane and railroads -- Dry and dusty -- Idy Red -- Old tunes -- Miscellany -- Brush Arbor revivals -- Some place names -- Easy ...
Recall the sound that set the salty, downhome tone for Beyoncé's history-making single "Texas Hold 'Em." The first notes you hear on the first track by a Black woman to top Billboard's Hot Country ...
In the Mountain Strings, Celtic and American Ensembles, BYU students explore various types of music from around the world, from Ireland and Scotland to Russia and Macedonia. Mark Geslison has been ...