There are various English-language versions of "O, Christmas Tree," each of which traces its origins to a traditional German folk song that, at least initially, was unrelated to Christmas. That ...

At one point in time, the relentlessly percolating bass lines of Hartmut Hillmann defied categorization. So Hillmann started referring to it as “urban folk funk." It did not go over well. “That ...

The largest folk and beer festival is underway in Germany this month, but unfortunately, Oktoberfest in Munich was shut down earlier today (Wednesday) due to a bomb threat. The original and largest of ...