Folk singer Dafydd Iwan, whose song Yma o Hyd has become a football anthem, says young people need support to turn folk music into a viable career Wales' "fragile" folk music tradition could "die ...

Vatican II allowed the presence of “the music of the people” at Mass. Folk music, the music that is indigenous to each of the various nations of the world and to the ethnic cultures found within those ...

Ireland may produce big names that tour all over the world, but we also know how to keep in touch with our traditions. Here's a look at the history and origins of Irish music. Fleadh Cheoil na ...

Folk music in the UK has a new awards platform. Music charity Sound Roots and podcast Folk on Foot have launched The Folk Album Of The Year Award. With the aim of celebrating albums released in the UK ...

Álvaro Fernández-Llamazares receives funding from the Academy of Finland. Oqwilowgwa Kim Recalma-Clutesi is affiliated with Ninogaad Knowledge Keepers Foundation. Dana Lepofsky does not work for, ...

A singer/songwriter who travels the continent with her banjo and Martin guitar is not a folk musician in this sense; she’s a pop musician with different instrumentation. There’s nothing wrong with ...