PORTLAND — Mayo Street Arts will present an evening of traditional Irish song and dance with Fódhla at Mayo Street Arts at 7 p.m. on Thursday, May 7.

Faced with Russia’s efforts to erase Ukrainian culture, people have embraced traditional music as a way to reconnect with their past and affirm their identity. Roksolaniya, a traditional Ukrainian ...

Originally planned to be the second concert at this year's Proms reuniting Sir Simon Rattle with the London Symphony Orchestra, this morning's intriguing programme of Folk Songs and Dances is now ...

In a dance studio nestled inside a building next to New York City Hall, Tamara Bejar Hernandez counts to the beat of a traditional Tahitian dance song as a group of ladies shake their hips from left ...

Analytical notes by the editor, including English translations of the texts and an introd. by Duncan Emrich (20 p.) inserted and on container. Production notes: Copied from cylinders, recorded 1923 ...

This past week I was up in Massachusetts to see a pair of concerts put on as part of the inaugural “Tunes on the Charles” ...

Though the term “folk music” goes back to the mid-19th century, its modern coinage typically refers to the post-war folk revivals in England and America—though it can also describe any indigenous ...

Folk songs are incredibly multifaceted. Folks write folk songs to capture the climate of the given time, to dissect the given emotion of any moment, and ultimately, to articulate a nuance that can’t ...

Performances in N.Y.C. “One Dance,” part of Korean Arts Week at Lincoln Center, puts a contemporary spin on rituals and ceremonies. Seoul Metropolitan Dance Theater, making its United States debut, is ...

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