Folk Blog Posts

So here we are again: just like every late December, it’s summing-up-time! It has been a really really hard work (but someone’s gotta do it, you know) to select the best albums of 2012. As usual, no claim to be exahustive round here: it&#...

Happy Seventh Golden Age everyone!  I bet of all you who thought the world was ending yesterday are disappointed...LOL  That is not what the ending of the Mayan calendar meant and thank God for that.  I thought it a great idea to...

The music group called The Lumineers have come out with a song that I have fallen in love with.  The song called Ho Hey is a very catchy tune!  What I like about this group is they are trying to … Continue reading →...

Glasgow-based ensemble have earned comparisons to the likes of The Delgados and Midlake and attracted plaudits from such high-profile individuals as Elbow‘s Guy Garvey, King Creosote and Guillemots‘ Fyfe Dangerfield. Now, with the release...

A satirical look at a controversial musician who’s 59 year album of Christmas songs have been released year after year since 1963 Phil Spector. Read the full article by Freddie Mathews here or read further to find out more about this entry.

Unique and famous folk dances of Rajasthan: Traditional Dances of Rajasthan are absolutely colorful and lively and also have their own importance.Rajasthan is famous for its traditional dances performed in colorful dresses by innocent people in the m...

JACKSONVILLE- The Jacksonville Jaguars played the visiting New York Jets close. Jacksonville led most of the major categories. The Jaguars finished with more total yards than the Jets. Jacksonville’s defense forced two turnovers and held the Jets t...

ARTIST: Grizzly Bear TITLE: Yet Again ALBUM: Shields WEB: YouTube directed by Emily Kai Bock...

Moses Luster has returned, bringing with him a heavy-duty new album. Stands Alone opens with some vintage analog synths, pigpen drums and wayward banjo set the agenda clear: the stranger is back, and he has more tales of the weary to tell. Moses cut...

I bet your waiting for me too tell you a tale of one missing shoe- A prince so much in love, after the night flew, one night of meeting one dazzling woman, yet she sprung at the first sight of dew, She left behind one glass slipper- that le...

Beth Orton‘s ANTI debut captures the classic hypnotic sound that won her prominence, at the same time as it shows a singer at the full maturity of her instrument, with a new soulfulness that can recall Roberta Flack or Nina Simone one moment, J...

South Korea has a lot to offer international travelers, from the requisite tourist spots such as folk museums and palaces to popular vacation destinations. These are the top 7 places you should visit when you travel to South Korea. 1) Namdaemun Marke...

ARTIST: Kat Parsons TITLE: Love Changes Everything ALBUM: Oh! EP WEB: YouTube directed by Aaron Marquette...

Kat Parsons is a fearless performer who walks the line between innocence and exuberance. Born in Vienna to opera singer Darrell Parsons and recording artist Julie Parsons, she grew up immersed in music, studying piano and later majoring in theatre. O...

Après son passage à l'International Records, Amen Dunes amène au 106 sa folk-psyché. Une valeur montante qui suscite beaucoup d'attentes chez les spectateurs présents dans la salle. Paradoxalement, peut-être plus que Sharon Van Etten qui est po...

Artisans dans un label artisanal, les canadiens de Evening Hymns, nouvelle recrue de Kütu Folk, ont sorti cet été un album sans doute inspiré du souffle de leur contrée d'origine. Une folk aux allures de symphonie qui séduit en quelqu...

Coming on the heels of Andrew Bird‘s critically acclaimed full-length Break It Yourself, Hands of Glory features a brand new original track, a pair of re-worked tracks from the above-mentioned latest album and covers of songs by The Carter Fami...

18 year-old Jake Bugg releases his debut later this month, a name and album that has been surf ahoy on the hype waves for a good six months. An abundance of young male singers have forced themselves upon our metaphorical doorsteps over the past coupl...

Who: Miami Dolphins (3-3) at New York Jets (3-4) Where: MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ When: Sunday, October 28th at 1:00 P.M. EST Last Week: Miami was idle; the Jets fell to New England in overtime 29-26. The Miami Dolphins will head to the...

Casa de Cultură Tecuci şi Colegiul Naţional “Spiru Haret” vă invită la Folk Studio, episodul 2, cu Cristi Corcioveanu şi invitaţii săi.