The Southern Appalachians are home to a range of distinctive practices in the areas of music, dance, crafting, and visual art. Our mission is to educate students about the history, techniques, and ...

SANTA CRUZ — With its spare accompaniment, intricate instrumentation and often haunting vocals, there is an appeal to Appalachian folk music that transcends geography and generations. The genre dates ...

Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn, who released a self-titled debut album as a duo on Friday, have lived almost parallel lives. Both women were born in 1977, and both grew up to be accomplished and ...

PICKENS, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The City of Pickens announced that they are hosting the first annual Pickens Appalachian Folk Festival this weekend to celebrate Appalachian heritage in the Upstate.

Belarusian musician and activist Siarhei Douhushau was in Chicago in March 2019 on a U.S. tour presenting folk art and music from his Eastern European home. Nadzeya Ilkevich, then a second-year ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The annual Gardner Winter Music Festival returned to South Middle School in Morgantown, continuing a tradition ...

The Appalachian Studies Center at the University of North Georgia is the only center for Appalachian studies and research in Georgia. We were founded in 2004 by Dr. Alice Sampson, a professor of ...

Nominated for a record-breaking 16 Oscars, Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” follows Sammie, the son of a preacher whose transcendent voice and Dobro guitar lead him on a journey through vampiric invasion into ...

Each a virtuoso in their own right, longtime friends and Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn team up for a tradition-blending debut album of folk music. Chinese Folk Music Meets Appalachian Tradition On 'Wu ...

Wu Fei and Abigail Washburn, who released a self-titled debut album as a duo on Friday, have lived almost parallel lives. Both women were born in 1977, and both grew up to be accomplished and ...