Sung and played by native musicians. FW-ASCH-7RR-2773, -2774, and -2775, all in black tape boxes, contain tracks which where incorporated into the Folkways anthology entitled Folk Music U.S.A.

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Old Town School of Folk Music announced Friday that it has appointed senior director of education Troy Anderson as its new director and chief executive officer—replacing former ...

The setting -- Negro folk music in the United States -- Anthems and spirituals as oral literature -- Cries, calls, whooping, and hollering -- Sounds of work -- Blues -- Ring games and playparty songs ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Former Ravinia Festival chief executive officer Welz Kauffman has been named the executive director and chief executive officer of Chicago's renowned Old Town School of Folk Music.

In the 1990s, a Chicago public library building that had sat unused for a decade got a second life. Or maybe, because of the traditions at the Old Town School of Folk Music, which took over the Art ...

The Philadelphia Folk Festival returns next month to Old Pool Farm in Montgomery County for its 62nd year. The multi-day concert promises more than 75 acts performing on multiple stages. The event ...

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Several rising British bands are using centuries-old ditties to discuss hot-button issues like prison abolition, trans rights and the gig economy. By Alex Marshall Reporting from London Think of ...