RTÉ has today announced the shortlist for the 7th RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards, celebrating the very best in folk music in Ireland from the past year - view the shortlist in full below. The winners ...

Over the years, more than a dozen authors have written books about the life and music of Joni Mitchell. Yet, no one before Henry Alford thought to begin their tale with a story as tellingly arcane ...

The decision to cancel a folk festival in its 60th anniversary year has been described as "surprising" and "disappointing" by fans and musicians. Cambridge City Council, the organisers of the ...

Theyyam: Indian Folk Ritual Theatre, An Insider’s Vision by K.K. Gopalakrishnan seeks to bridge this gap. It vividly maps the Theyyam landscape, defining its characters, rituals, stories, and art ...

Photo by Samantha Davis Delanie Harnack performs a tribute routine to her late aunt, Morgan Grunewald, titled “Dancing in the Sky” on Jan. 5 at the Red Baron Arena in Marshall for the Southwes ...

The Cambridge Folk Festival, the world-famous, four-day folk and roots music festival held annually on the grounds of Cherry Hinton Hall in Cambridge since 1965, will not take place in 2025 and will ...

"We know how dear the folk festival is to so many, and the impact it has on all those working in the music industry," said Cambridge City Council One of the oldest and most prestigious folk ...

The 2025 Cambridge Folk Festival has been cancelled, organisers announced on Friday (January 17). The four-day event, organised by Cambridge City Council, has been running since 1965. The festival ...

There's been a lot of talk about Bob Dylan lately. In the below list, we're running down 10 Folk Acts That Deserve More Respect. Without these people – and frankly this is just the tip of the ...

But organizers Scott Gilmore and Sarah Vitort—best known for the music that they make as Fox & Bones—are thoughtfully and wonderfully stretching the definition of folk to include everything ...