Felix Kubin compiles an annotated playlist of tracks from the nonconformist German label ZickZack, in honour of its founder ...

Emily Pennington remembers exactly when she fell for Oliver Franklin. “It was one of our first dates, and Oliver sang David Bowie’s ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Suicide’ to my dog,” she recalls while sitting beside ...

Kemp Harris, who appeared last Saturday at the 8th Step in Schenectady, doesn’t fit any of the coffeehouse stereotypes. He’s not a folk artist in the traditional definition of folk. He’s a gay African ...

Dhruv Bhutani has been writing about consumer technology since 2008, offering deep insights into the Android smartphone landscape through features and opinion pieces. He joined Android Police in 2023, ...

Sound Check is the Globe’s weekly guide to concerts, tunes, and trends rooted in Boston and beyond. This column covers Sept. 26-Oct 2. Assigning firm definitions to genres of music in 2025 is like ...

Musicians from China Conservatory of Music perform traditional Chinese pieces during a Chinese folk music concert at the Colon Theater in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sept. 22, 2025. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo) ...

The unsung Manganiyar and Langa musical heroes are all set to dazzle at the Mick Jagger-backed Jodhpur RIFF roots music festival from October 2 to 6 this year. Backed by a gritty oral narrative passed ...

Folk musician and St. John's University graduate John McCutcheon is returning to central Minnesota for a concert. He began his folk music career while studying at St. John's University. The artist ...

A longtime music festival is ready to give up the folk for the 50th year. The Eagle Creek Folk Festival will ring in half a century Sept. 13 at Eagle Creek Park. The Indiana Folk Music Society will ...

When people think of folk music as a genre, there are certain entertainers that come to mind: Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Joni Mitchell and Pete Seeger to name a few. But the truth is, folk’s influence was ...

With its poetic lyrics and haunting melodies, contemporary folk music is, at its best, deeply evocative. The elusive genre is hard to pin down, often blending traditional acoustics with elements of ...

Amazon Music has just launched new AI-powered weekly playlists based on the "preferences and mood" of listeners. This just means it scrapes what you've already been listening to and extrapolates ...