With so many constant releases in Latin music, it can sometimes feel hard to keep up — but lots of songs rose from the din and stood out this year. Some of the best ones were new inventions ...

That environment included music: Bachman’s father is a guitarist, and the family record collection included bluegrass, Appalachian folk and country blues. As children, Bachman and his sister ...

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — In his Christmas Day message, former President Rodrigo Duterte asked a big gathering of supporters in Davao City not to “abandon” his family, reminding them that ...

The film recreates the Newport show complete with deafening boos, objects being hurled at the stage, and fury from the folk music establishment like festival board members Pete Seeger and Alan ...

To understand its outsize significance in Dylan's career, as well as music history at large, it's important first to rewind. The Newport Folk Festival was cofounded in 1959 by jazz promoter George ...

It’s nearly impossible to keep up with the avalanche of new songs that arrive every year. We’re here to help: Find a gem you may have missed from the 450-plus tracks Jon Pareles and Lindsay ...

There’s nothing that brings the world together more than sharing opinions about Christmas music. And why not? Christmas is a very special time of year for many — myself included!

The year 1816 marked the end of the Napoleonic Wars, and the words Stille Nacht also reflected the silence of peace. There was a tradition in Bavaria and Austria that church organists would compose ...

The timelessness of great folk music makes it something that never goes out of style, and something that we just can’t seem to ever get enough of. Sometimes, time-tested folk traditions ...

Folk music doesn’t exactly have a reputation for being the happiest of the genres. With many popular folk songs telling tales of grief, heartbreak and destitution, it’s far more commonly associated ...

Mariah Carey performs one of her greatest hits onstage for "Merry Christmas One And All!" at ... [+] Yaamava' Resort & Casino at San Manuel on November 15, 2023 in Highland, California. Mariah ...