celebrating the very best in folk music in Ireland from the past year - view the shortlist in full below. The winners will be announced at a special show hosted by RTÉ's John Creedon at Vicar ...

The decision to cancel a folk festival in its 60th anniversary year has been described as "surprising" and "disappointing" by fans and musicians. Cambridge City Council, the organisers of the ...

When Vassilis Tsitsanis passed away on January 18, 1984, on his 69th birthday, music historians and experts knew that there would never be another Tsitsanis and all popular Greek music from then on ...

Originally from Leeds, Cossack folk-punk pioneers The Ukrainians have brought Ukrainian music and culture to the attention of the West. From their origin in the late 80’s, the band have been ...

We get the resistance to streaming. You're paying not to own music, just rent it. And physical media is so much better in so many ways – sound quality, tactility, artwork, a deeper connection with the ...

The Cambridge Folk Festival, the world-famous, four-day folk and roots music festival held annually on the grounds of Cherry Hinton Hall in Cambridge since 1965, will not take place in 2025 and will ...

"We know how dear the folk festival is to so many, and the impact it has on all those working in the music industry," said Cambridge City Council One of the oldest and most prestigious folk ...

Mr Boikov leads the alt-right-aligned Australian Cossack Society, gaining notoriety for his opposition on social media to Covid lockdowns, vaccine mandates and Ukrainian sovereignty. He has sought ...

Roots Music Report, a music chart for independent artists, listed it as the 22nd-best contemporary folk album and 54th-best overall folk album of 2024. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily ...

In many ways, therefore, she laid the groundwork for what would later influence countless movements, mainly 1960s counterculture and beyond, proving that what we now call folk or “protest” music ...