Front Porch Fest announced the first wave of artists for its August festival, highlighting Tan & Sober Gentlemen, The Ain't ...

Folk magic goes by many names in the Appalachian Mountains: root work, granny magic, kitchen witchery, Braucherei, witchcraft Emma Cieslik Isolation is a part of life in the Appalachian Mountains ...

Larry and Joe performed for my son's school last week. They were on tour with just one public show in Louisville, Kentucky, ...

Murder ballads are a major part of the tradition of bluegrass. These four songs of love, jealousy, and death are among the ...

I'm on a brick patio at Northfield, a popular café in Kathmandu, Nepal, strumming “Will the Circle Be Unbroken” on my guitar ...

Appalachian State University’s High Country Humanities is presenting “Pickin’ Apart Bartók: How to Hear Folk Sounds in ...

Frontier Touring is excited to welcome US singer-songwriter, Josiah and the Bonnevilles as he embarks on his debut tour ...

A version of “King Henry IV” adapted into Americana folk songs has its world premiere at Players Club Swarthmore.

Larry and Joe’s website described their band as a fusion of Venezuelan and Appalachian folk music. I had no idea what that meant, but my son was determined for me to find out. The Louisville ...