I was first introduced to Aditya Gadhvi’s Charan Kanya — a song inspired by folklore about a young shepherd girl who saved her calf from a lion –  a few years ...

To investigate this question, Ozaki and a large team of collaborators compared samples of songs and speech from ... two recordings of the English folk song “Scarborough Fair”—one sung ...

Bob Dylan isn't regarded as one of the best vocalists of all time. His magic lies in other areas of musicianship.

Robert Pete Williams—to shout out their songs. Wonder why they electrocute a man, baby, Lord, at the one o’clock hour at night, The current much stronger; people turn out all the light.

The pitter-patter of the percussion on the first full track, “Things Behind Things Behind Things” precedes a high-pitched ...

Pearl Charles lives in the moment, seeking excitement whether it leads her down a dark, dusty road or into the arms of a ...

Judy Small has made her mark in three careers: as a family lawyer, a Federal Court judge, and a singer-songwriter. The ...

Some of these forgotten folk rock artists had pretty successful careers in their respective heydays. However, they rarely get brought up in modern-day conversations about the most influential folk ...

Delving into the highs and lows of 'Pet Sounds', the 1967 magnum opus that saw The Beach Boys shrug off their surfboards for a more experimental sound.

The Blue Ridge Music Center is presenting a concert celebrating folk and old-time music icon Alice Gerrard in October in the indoor theater ... Gerrard released her latest album Sun to Sun in 2023.

Two sophomore musicians in Mariachi Cardenal reflect on their experience as part of Stanford’s only Latin music performing group.