Lin Basinger never really held down a specific career. From instrument building to gunsmithing to jewelry making to falconry, ...

You may have noticed that a lot of people across the world love playing or listening to traditional Irish instruments. They have very strong rhythms and warm tones, which make them popular. Musicians ...

When Armenian arranger and composer Levon Eskenian took on to reimagine the music of Armenian mystic and philosopher Gurdjieff for the Gurdjieff Ensemble's debut record on ECM, he touched upon the ...

Mountain melodies, centuries-old instruments and traditional rhythms are being digitally preserved through a new open-access music platform. The archive aims to reconnect contemporary creators with ...

What to learn how to play an Irish tune? Waltons Irish Music USA is your one-stop hub for your Irish folk instrument needs in the United States and Canada. Waltons Music has been at the forefront of ...

India is the land of diversity and cultures. From the bright sarees and lehengas that adorn women in the North, to the simple and minimal white saree with golden borders that adorn the women of South, ...

Folk musical instruments and manual tools used in traditional crafts should not be considered as antiques and relegated to museums, according to folklorist Gorg Mifsud Chircop. Dr Mifsud Chircop, a ...

SHANGHAI — As 2020 went underway, a folk musician named Fang Jinlong suddenly became the biggest star on the Chinese internet. The reason was the 57-year-old’s appearance on video-sharing platform ...