Max Hunter spent much of his life recording traditional songs and musicians he met. Folklore is the traditional beliefs, legends and practices of a people that are often passed down verbally between ...

Nine-tailed foxes are commonplace in folktales originating from Korea, China, and Japan. According to these legends, a fox that lives for a thousand years can turn into a fox spirit and shape-shift ...

For the past several decades, the world has struggled to protect folkloric expressions, without yet achieving a result that is either globally consistent or satisfactory. The need for protection ...

It began with a single hashtag. Two hobby artistes, Aishwarya Magesh and Lakshmi Radhakrishnan posted works for a themed Instagram challenge, organised by another creator, Megha Mocherla. Admiring one ...

Bhangra is a traditional folk dance from Northern India. Now the dance originally performed by farmers in the Punjab region has come to colleges across the United States. The students are changing the ...

Folk singer Dafydd Iwan, whose song Yma o Hyd has become a football anthem, says young people need support to turn folk music into a viable career Wales' "fragile" folk music tradition could "die ...

Patrick Clarke's guide to the best in strange, left-field and underground traditional music returns, with reviews of 10 essential new releases that take in everything from Irish fairy forts to ...

NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND — A decade ago, Pete Seeger gave the organizers of the Newport Folk Festival a mission statement. “If you’re going to have the torch, I need to know you’re going to continue to ...

Folklore and Christmas have long been entwined, with many turning to nature for hints about the weather during the festive season - and surprisingly, these old wives' tales often prove accurate.

Lohri, celebrated every year on January 13, is one of the most vibrant winter festivals in North India. It is most popular in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, and Himachal Pradesh, where people gather around a ...