The book that inspired today’s playlist, the cultural critic Lucy Sante’s “I Heard Her Call My Name,” isn’t about music per se. As its subtitle attests, it is mostly “a memoir of transition,” centered ...

Inspired by lyrical punk and the American decline, Sunny War 's fourth album Armageddon in a Summer Dress finds the ...

"Morgiane" is believed to be the oldest existing opera written by a Black American, but it wasn't seen by audiences until 2025.

The Old Weird America tracks the history of the Anthology of American Folk Music from its initial compilation of 78 records from rural Americana to its 1952 release on Folkways Records the urban ...

Her relationship to folk music is multi-faceted – it’s a vehicle for political expression too, and has been her route to lasting friendships in the city with the community from which Goblin Band ...

A violinist, musician, and composer, he is known for his prowess as a Carnatic classical musician as well for fusion music. In 2007 ... is an expert in folk and traditional martial arts.

At that time, Dylan was obsessed with the folk music that artists like Guthrie, Pete Seeger, and Lead Belly had recorded years prior. Folk music, as a genre, is obsessed with the idea of songs being ...

Plus, California songwriter Petracovich shares a monologue and new music inspired by her grief of losing a child. — The Great American Folk Show is written, recorded, and hosted by folksinger ...

This weekend’s slate includes the 48th Ann Arbor Folk Fest and a night dedicated to welcoming the Chinese New Year at the Ann Arbor District Library.

Cass Marshall is a news writer focusing on gaming and culture coverage, taking a particular interest in the human stories of the wild world of online games. The Siege of Terra: Era of Ruin is an ...

25 studio albums thus far comprise the recording career of one of the finest voices in American music ... a singer and a key member of the folk music revival (which Baez's music and progressive ...

cellist Ellen Rice and pianist-accordionist Lindsey Gardner — became a unique force in the local music scene, fusing dark, apocalyptic folk with elements of punk, chamber music and metal.