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Folk Music

Enjoy Natural Beauty And Variety In Cyprus Island

has drawn adventurers to its shores for centuries, from Alexander the Great to the Byzantines and mainly recently, vacationers who fall in adore with the body of land and its tepid, welcoming people. But a small nation, Cyprus...

2008 Folk Music Albums

Perfect Gifts for Christmas for all the Family The perfect Christmas gift is something that can be enjoyed on the day and also repeatedly enjoyed into the New Year and beyond. A good folk music album fits the bill. 2008 has...

Dalit theology through folk music

RESEARCH Dr. Zoe Sherinian’s is interested in learning the beats or the pattern used when the drum is taken out of the ritual context. Dr. Zoe Sherinian is an Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology in the School of Music at The...

Ann Arbor indie folk rock band headlines show at Mac's Bar

By Dan Faas The State News Published: October 9, 2008 The Great Lakes Myth Society, an indie folk rock band, will headline a show at 9 p.m. Friday at Mac’s Bar, 2700 E. Michigan Ave., in Lansing. The Ann Arbor-based group...

Armenian Folk Music Captivates

ARMENIAN FOLK MUSIC CAPTIVATES Lloyd Dykk, ldykk@vancouversun.com Vancouver Sun Thursday, October 09, 2008 Canada A rarity singing a rarity: soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian and the songs of Gomidas Vartabed. Gomidas is even rarer:...

Late fiddler Oliver Schroer leads Canadian Folk Music nominations

The late Oliver Schroer, shown in performance in this 1999 photo, received four nominations for this year's Canadian Folk Music Awards. (Rene Johnston, Canadian Press) Toronto fiddler Oliver Schroer, who died of leukemia July 3...

Feature: Random Rules: Kurt Wagner of Lambchop

The shuffler: Kurt Wagner, leader since 1986 of the cultishly adored Nashville collective Lambchop. Cat Power, "Willie" Kurt Wagner: I think [The Greatest]'s a great record for her just in general. Bettie Serveert, "This Thing...

List of nominees for the Canadian Folk Music Awards

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - In the Light (Vancouver, now based in South Carolina) Yves Lambert and Le Bebert Orchestra - Blood's Too Rich (Toronto) Children's Album of the Year: Celtic Rathskallions - Uptown Goes Downtown (Toronto)...

RH Reality Check Interviews Songwriter Gretchen Peters

RH Reality Check interviewed singer/songwriter Gretchen Peters about her decision to donate royalties from her song "Independence Day," made popular by Martina McBride, to Planned Parenthood in Sarah Palin's name. Like many...

Obituary: Nick Reynolds

Nick Reynolds, who has died aged 75, was a founder member of one of the most significant folk bands to come out of the United States. The Kingston Trio helped to turn untold numbers of people on to folk music. The Kingston Trio...

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