Well before the advent of the drum machine or even the piano, there was folk music. These rich musical traditions have been inspiring composers of art music for centuries. Let's whet our musical ...

Seven years ago, Bruno Coulais began working with Tomm Moore on the soundtrack for The Secret of Kells, the first in the director’s Irish folklore trilogy. When Moore followed up the animated film, ...

Dhrupad, a pristine form of Hindustani classical music that derives from the ancient Chhand-Prabandh Gayan offered compositional structure to the abstract raga. Swami Haridas and Tansen, the court ...

Harpeth Rising is a purveyor of chamber-flavored folk music. Composed of three classically trained artists, Harpeth Rising touts three-part harmonies “reminiscent of both Appalachia and medieval ...

There are occasional moments in Bartók’s String Quartet No. 1 when the gloom lifts, when the densely woven musical lines pause momentarily for a spot of pure, consonant sunniness. In the string ...

What makes music “folk,” anyway? Forget Pete Seeger or Tracy Chapman: In its broadest definition, folk music can describe any music tied to a specific people, culture, or movement. However, those in ...

The distance between classical and folk music isn’t so great for Swallow Hill‘s new music-school director. Swallow Hill Music officials announced this week that Uruguay native and Carnegie Mellon ...

The Lahore Arts Council (Alhamra) hosted a memorable evening celebrating the richness of Pakistan's folk and classical music traditions, offering audiences an immersive cultural experience marked by ...

19th Vasantotsav, a three-day celebration of music, organised annually by the Dr. Vasantrao Deshpande Pratishthan under the initiative of National Award-winning singer, Rahul Deshpande, showcased a ...