On this day (October 22) in 1989, Ewan MacColl died in London’s Brompton Hospital after having heart surgery. He was 74 years old. Before his death, MacColl built a legacy as a playwright, union ...

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Jazz news: Club 47 Folk Revival Documentary Exploring The History Of The Cambridge Folk Music Scene From 1958-1968 To Headline Ohio Independent Film Fest. Posted in “Event” column. Published: May 3, ...

A new documentary featuring never-before-seen footage of a pivotal moment in folk music history taps into a revival of interest in Bob Dylan thanks to recent biopic “A Complete Unknown”, which starred ...

It was disappointing to witness the backlash over the Calgary Folk Music Festival’s decision to program Atlanta rapper Killer ...

Though the term “folk music” goes back to the mid-19th century, its modern coinage typically refers to the post-war folk revivals in England and America—though it can also describe any indigenous ...

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A PARTICULAR IDEA of Ireland’s traditional music is fixed in the global imagination. You may have seen it play out in “The Banshees of Inisherin”, an Oscar-nominated film: as locals quaff Guinness, ...

There’s grief in Kachaudi Gali, but there’s also resistance. Coke Studio Bharat’s latest revival reaches beyond nostalgia to excavate a forgotten chapter of colonial history — the First Anglo-Burmese ...

Trying to find 'For the Love of the Music: The Club 47 Folk Revival' without the hassle? Here’s where you can watch it, including streaming and cable services with rental, purchase, and subscription ...