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 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 ...

There is no one year in the history of folk music that is the single most important. However, there are a few that are more notable than others, and a few of those years reside in the decade of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Beatles released 13 studio albums during their decade as a band from 1960-1970. Their songs span numerous genres, including simple pop tracks to psychedelic rock tunes to dabbling in country, folk ...