Train songs, especially popular in the 1800s and 1900s but even written today, can often be described as “story songs,” ...

He was recorded for the Library of Congress for the Folk Music Archives. He's a legend in my mind. [ Music playing ] Narrator: Born in the late 1800s, Ed McDermott emigrated from Ireland in 1915 ...

This area, the Louisiana Delta from the Red River to the Arkansas border was home to a folk culture based on open ... From the late 1800s until the mid 1900s, settlers raised free ranging hogs ...

The penny whistle or tin whistle has been a popular instrument with players through out the world owing to its low cost, ready availability and ease of construction. The oldest whistle found in ...

The modern concert pedal harp is very different to the stringed instrument used to accompany Irish folk music, or the first versions of it ... a hollowed sound box which amplified the sound. In 1800, ...

Kommuna Lux will perform at 7 p.m. Saturday in the Palindrome at Eaglemount Cidery, 1893 S. Jacob Miller Road in Port Townsend.

My favorite Jersey album last year was Jackson Pines' "Pine Barrens Volume One," the title of which had me and I'm sure a lot ...

Google explains: "Throughout the late 1800s, manufacturers in Germany increased ... "Today the instrument can be heard in folk music, the Latino polka, the tango, cajun music, and more!" ...

Folk art reflects our cultural identity and often serves as a window into a community’s values and aesthetics. Here are five places where you and your family can learn more about this historic art ...

They worked extensively across the globe touring world music, reggae and folk festivals on almost every ... at the height of the transformative 1800s, but bringing them up to date in their own ...

TG4 will debut 'Ceol na gCoillte' - a stunning documentary unveiling Ireland and Canada's shared history - on Sunday, October ...