It is not only an important genre of folk instrumental music of our country, but also widespread in the countries of Eastern and Southern Asia. Its source may be traced to the ancient music of the ...

In spite of apparent differences, folk and folk-inspired music from the roots to the avant-garde is characterised by certain common features – simple, square rhythms, extended repetition ...

The Smithsonian's collections and archives are a rich source of information on American folk music and its many genres. Smithsonian Folkways is home to a significant collection of folk music ...

The Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown, starring Timothée Chalamet, focuses on Dylan's early 1960s transition from ...

He had become a star within the niche genre of revivalist folk music. But by 1964, Dylan was building a much larger fan base through performing and recording his own songs. Columbia Records was on ...

Folk music also played an influential role in environmental political efforts and anti-war protests during the United States' engagement in Vietnam. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings playlists, Sounds ...

Bangladeshi singer Resmi Mirza, one with a sharply grounded vocal prowess is also one with a tried and true love for folk ...

white rural folk. Country might appear to be the whitest of all music genres, but it has some surprising roots. How have these black roots been whitewashed from the history of American folk and ...