John Lennon thought Bob Dylan's most "basic" songs were part of a "cultural exchange" between the British Isles and the ...

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 ...

the object of which is to explore the position in regard to the institution of a folk museum in England. It may at first sight seem a little remarkable that England alone in the British Islands ...

A wassailing group in the orchards in Somerset, England, in January 1931. ... For Breunig, the connection to Christmas folk music is even more personal. Her father, ...

Are football songs the new folk music? From the trumpet blasts in “Sweet Caroline” to the many chants ... Tony Perry, a DJ for major sports events, is often credited with being the “first” to play the ...

Folk music, somewhat by definition, celebrates a diverse palette of human creativity – a fact only tempered by the wider scenes’ typical whiteness. ... The New England guitarist beefs up her ensemble ...

to frighten away nationalists who are drawn to folk music seeking a connection with England’s past. The band didn’t want a conservative fan base, he said. Members of the Shovel Dance ...

Singer Sean Cooney has written the song Doctor Boro about Dr Iftikhar Lone Down the centuries, folk singers have immortalised the lives of everyday characters, from sailors to scoundrels to ...

“My escape was writing little folk songs for myself ... even has a “Hyperlocal” guide called “Noah Kahan’s New England Spots” that features New Hampshire and Vermont burger joints ...