When it comes to politics, folk musicians and their fans tend to be left of center. That’s true in many places beyond the United States, including Sweden. Yet, as ethnographer David Kaminsky wrote in ...

Regarded as one of the most prominent bands from the Nordic Folk and World music scene, Swedish duo Symbio will showcase their signature Electro-Folk sound at their debut at Club Passim on October 14.

Swedish folk band FRÄNDER will perform at Club Passim on January 14, sharing contemporary arrangements that draw from Swedish and Estonian musical traditions. The group is recognized as one of the ...

Contrary to Wynton Marsalis and Stanley Crouch, jazz is no longer an American or, even more specifically, Afro-American art form. Jazz has, in fact, always been about incorporating music from various ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This cover image released by Pangur Records shows "Beautiful Woman" by Sarah Klang. (Pangur Records via AP) NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) ...

Sweden’s Lykantropi make dark, psychedelic folk rock that shares musical DNA with ’60s/’70s bands like Steeleye Span, Fairport Convention and Jethro Tull as well as newer bands like Hexvessel and ...

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International folk music force of nature and Sweden’s 2023 Artist of the Year, Lena Jonsson, makes her debut at this year’s Savannah Music Festival. She’s played alongside Molly Tuttle, Allison de ...

The Original Five play The Brunswick, Hove on Sunday 6th September. The Original Five mixes traditional bluegrass and American roots music with their own material; more well-known, country songs; and ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- In a clipped Nordic accent, Swedish indie folk singer Sarah Klang politely asked the soundboard operator at Nashville's Blue Room to turn up her microphone. The request, made ...