This autumn and winter, Okinawa will come alive with festivals that showcase the islands’ traditions, community spirit and ...

Obituaries are supported by a generous grant from Sinai Memorial Chapel. Irene Brauer Sept. 30, 1920–June 14, 2025 Irene Brauer passed away peacefully on June 14, 2025, surrounded by her children […] ...

He was both the longtime archivist of folk music at the Library of Congress and a widely respected singer and songwriter. By Clay Risen Joe Hickerson, a singer and songwriter who as the lead archivist ...

The purpose of folk music has always been rooted in the tradition of social, political, and emotional exploration. While many genres of music aim to detach listeners from reality, folk music does the ...

The folk music revival reached its peak in the mid-1960s, thanks to songs by Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and several other notable musicians, as well as the Newport Folk Festival. Now, the “true” peak of ...

Hickerson helped co-wrote two additional verses of the Pete Seeger folk classic "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" By Gil Kaufman Joe Hickerson, a singer-songwriter who served as the lead archivist ...

This year marks 125 years since the first record of Okinawan immigration in Hawaiʻi, and celebrations are taking place ...

Mark Bilyeu and Cindy Woolf, a veteran musical duo from the Ozarks known collectively as The Creek Rocks, returned to Washington, D.C., this week to perform old-time songs at the Library of Congress.

In this video, we explore the humorous reactions of older individuals when they listen to Dr. Dre's music for the first time. The video captures their genuine surprise and confusion, highlighting the ...

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a unique and spiritual welcome on Friday as members of the Japanese community greeted him in Tokyo with the recitation of the Gayatri Mantra and other ...

This is a story about the strange intersection of DNA and digital audio, science and song. Background: I've been fascinated by DNA mapping and identifying relatives since the Human Genome Project was ...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Tokyo on Friday morning, where he was welcomed by the members of the Indian and Japanese communities with cultural performances. Members of the Japanese ...