The Humboldt Folk Dancers invite the public to an “International Folk Dance Party” Jan. 2 from 8 to 10:30 p.m. at the Redwood Raks World Dance Studio, 824 L St., Arcata.
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 ...
Faced with Russia’s efforts to erase Ukrainian culture, people have embraced traditional music as a way to reconnect with their past and affirm their identity. Roksolaniya, a traditional Ukrainian ...
In 1937, Odetta Felious Holmes moved from Birmingham, Alabama, to Los Angeles. Only six, she was already bigger than the other kids when she arrived in East Hollywood with her mother, Flora, and her ...
Folk Music Journal is a peer-reviewed journal of research into all aspects of traditional song, music, dance, and drama. It is the journal of the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library, England's national ...
Folk Music Journal is a peer-reviewed journal of research into all aspects of traditional song, music, dance, and drama. It is the journal of the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library, England's national ...
Though the term “folk music” goes back to the mid-19th century, its modern coinage typically refers to the post-war folk revivals in England and America—though it can also describe any indigenous ...