An American folk ballad is a narrative song passed down orally through generations, typically telling stories of love, tragedy, adventure, or historical events. It often features simple language, ...

SODOM LAUREL - While Madison County residents are aware of the county's outsized impact on music, led by its rich ballad singing, the tradition spanning at least eight generations is now getting ...

In Louisiana, most people know about Alan Lomax and his father, John – the great “songcatchers” who tromped through the wilds of the rural South from the ’30s to the ’60s, tracking down blues, gospel ...

Katherine Jackson French traveled the Kentucky mountains in the early 1900s searching for traditional ballads that were disappearing. Her work was never published — until now. Katherine Jackson French ...

A new album from Alison McMorland presents 12 traditional ballads as they have never been heard in modern times, writes Jim Gilchrist This site is protected by ...

This time-spanning feminist musical falls between unconvincing contemporary scenes and thin historic narratives but has its moments ...

The music from major new Scottish folk musical Ballad Lines will be released as an ambitious 18 track concept album on 12th September, bringing together leading female folk and theatre artists from ...

Aria Entertainment & KT Producing have today announced the London premiere of major new folk musical Ballad Lines, which will run for eight weeks at Southwark Playhouse Elephant from 23 January - 21 ...

After the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, that claimed 22 lives, many residents mourned through music. Singer-songwriter Josue Rodriguez helped his community cope by writing a corrido. After the mass ...