He added that such a large number of artists performing the Jhumar dance today will set a record ... extravaganza with 8,000 performers participating in the Jhumoir dance, a folk dance of Assam Tea ...

Dage is a traditional form of recreation where people form a circle around a fire and dance and sing in a rhythmic manner.

In Dunhuang, educators are cultivating a new generation of dancers. Northwest Normal University's Dunhuang College, with ...

The English Folk Dance and Song Society (EFDSS) is attempting to make centuries-old traditions more “inclusive”. The charity, which is backed by the Arts Council, has created guidance that ...

I’m just a fan of these four tunes, in particular. Nobody was doing folk music in the 1990s like Jeff Buckley. “Last Goodbye” is still considered his most commercially successful single in ...

THE recent amalgamation of the Folk Song Society with the English Folk Dance Society has been marked by the appearance of a new journal with the title Journal of the English Folk Dance and Song ...

After more than 50 years, Saskatchewan’s Regina Folk Festival is saying goodbye. The festival’s board of directors released a statement announcing the cancellation of a planned 53rd edition ...

And in the same way, there is folk art. It changes with regions, and ranges from Pattachitra to Aipan. And then comes folk music, the tunes that delight people though and through. Be it the ...

Tens of thousands of music fans flock to Birds Hill Park each summer for the Winnipeg Folk Festival, but this year’s a special one for the iconic local event — its 50th anniversary.

Donald Trump has heard the seers at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and he's not buying their predictions of a looming recession. The president dodged any talk of an economic downturn during ...

By Paul Grein Thirty-five years after Indigo Girls won a Grammy for best contemporary folk recording for their eponymous debut album, the duo received a lifetime achievement award at The ...

There are two primary reasons the informed public believes No. 7 seed Kansas and No. 10 Arkansas stand a chance to make a run in the NCAA Tournament, despite a combined 25 losses this season: Bill ...