These folk ballads were turned into rock classics with the 1960s rolled around, and they definitely deserved the breath of ...

Jonesboro native and Emmy winning singer-songwriter Connie Dover plans to pay homage to her Natural State roots during her Little Rock Folk Club performance Saturday at Little Rock's Hibernia Irish ...

This relaxing tune captures the essence of traditional Irish folk music, blending soothing harmonies and gentle rhythms.

The most popular John Prine ballad is, without a doubt, “Sam Stone”. However, it is far from the only ballad the masterful songwriter created, and one of the more obscure ballads by John Prine is his ...

Robert Sylvain revives traditional Acadian ballads from his Mémère Thibodeau's notebook. Robert Sylvain brings to life the beauty of old Acadian ballads, playing and singing melodies passed down ...

Dolores Keane's 1988 recording of Dougie MacLean's Caledonia was among her most well-known recordings. The singer, who has died at the age of 72, was one of the defining voices of Ireland's folk and ...

v. 1. American originals, a heritage in song and story. The ballad of the Braswell boys -- Barb'ry Allen -- Behind the great wall -- The broken hearted boy -- Charles Guiteau -- Charming beauty bright ...

Temple worship has kept alive the ballad tradition through villuppattu. “Villupattu ballads were mostly about temple deities. They began to be written down sometime in the 18th century, and in one ...