As a result, the young traditional artist Jim Moray - originally discovered through BBC Radio 2's Young Folk Award in 2001 - has gone from touring folk clubs to supporting Will Young in little ...

Folk horror is set in remote, isolated areas where nature — and the superstitions of the locals — hold sway. Think: The ...

To mark what would have been his 70th birthday, Radio 2 has announced he will be inducted to its Folk Hall of Fame. Drake's sister, actress Gabrielle Drake, will accept the award in April.

This year's Radio 2 Folk Awards Lifetime Achievement Award recipient is influential guitarist and singer Wizz Jones - who will also be performing live at the event. Hailed as one of the early ...

SLU Grad Louisa Stancioff has partnered with Yep Roc records for her latest release, a dreamy, nostalgic indie-folk record ...

Simon Care, from Banter, told BBC Radio Shropshire the first time he visited the festival was when it was known as Bridgnorth Folk Festival "many years ago." Speaking ahead of the band's ...

A singer, dancer, musician, event organiser and researcher, Mr Kaneen presented Manx Radio’s weekly Folk Show for 45 years until 2022. His funeral service took place at Trinity Methodist Church ...

Broadcaster Lynette Fay announces she is stepping back from full-time broadcasting.

Talk,” like much of British troubadour James Bay’s latest album, “Changes All the Time,” ends with a rousing chorus sung atop ...

In May 1949, Warsaw hosted the Folk Music Festival. Over 1,500 musicians came to the capital to perform during this three-week event, organised by the Ministry of Culture and Polish Radio. Even Poland ...

Poland’s Śląsk Song and Dance Ensemble has embarked on a tour of Japan, with concerts in Tokyo and the central city of Gifu. Based in Koszęcin, in Poland's southern Silesia region, the ...

All this week on Classic Drive, Lorcan will feature music from 'Keel Road' by the Danish String Quartet. Keel Road is the ...