An Evening of Appalachian Murder Ballads' in happening at the Appalachian Theatre of the High Country on Thursday, October.

Immerse yourself in the soothing melody of an Irish Folk Ballad, crafted to provide a relaxing escape from the hustle and ...

When Paul Simon first came to Britain in the mid-1960s, he was still in the early stages of his music career as a songwriter and was in search of inspiration. That’s when he bumped into Martin Carthy, ...

A mystery surrounding the murder of an unknown woman in the 19th Century has been kept alive in modern times largely due to a ...

Martin Carthy once believed Paul Simon had stolen his 'Scarborough Fair' arrangement. Decades later, the folk legend says he ...

Once a month, Donna Ray Norton stands just a few dozen feet north of the French Broad River in Marshall and fills the air ...

Katherine Jackson French traveled the Kentucky mountains in the early 1900s searching for traditional ballads that were disappearing. Her work was... Katherine Jackson French's Ballad Collection ...

Traditional ballads express emotions through down-tempo melodies and somber tones. While that can certainly be the vibe for some of our moodiest days, they don’t hit quite as hard as their anthemic ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Before country or bluegrass music became popular, immigrants and their descendants ...