Even though Shira Cion loved music from an early age, it wasn't until college that she discovered her musical passion. "That was when my ears were really opened," Cion said. Cion was trained ...

Rudy discovers surprising and fresh takes on Europe on a music lover’s tour. Rudy discovers surprising and fresh takes on Europe as he sets out on a music lover’s tour. Live performances by the ...

Even a few days after returning from a European tour, Columbus native Megan Maudlin still can’t believe she had the chance to ...

For the first time, the Tamburitzans are performing songs from Italy and the Nordic countries. The additions to their staple repertoire of Eastern European folk music and dance are displayed in the ...

An annual celebration of Ukrainian arts and culture is returning to the Philadelphia suburbs this summer. The 2024 Ukrainian Folk Festival is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 25 at the Tryzub Ukrainian ...

The Baric Brothers, Joe Baric, on bass, and Jim Baric, on accordion, specialize in Eastern European folk music. They will play at the KU Center for Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies' annual ...

Belarusian musician and activist Siarhei Douhushau was in Chicago in March 2019 on a U.S. tour presenting folk art and music from his Eastern European home. Nadzeya Ilkevich, then a second-year ...

Bluegrass is a fascinating genre rooted in both American and European folk music. This form of country music developed in Appalachia with distinct influences from Scottish and Irish traditional music, ...

Vatican II allowed the presence of “the music of the people” at Mass. Folk music, the music that is indigenous to each of the various nations of the world and to the ethnic cultures found within those ...

DeVotchKa might have the most disparate list of influences in the modern rock world: Siouxsie and the Banshees, Frank Sinatra, Eastern European folk music, mariachi, burlesque, classical, Lithuanian ...

Whether an old folk ballad or a futuristic techno hit, music is the lifeblood of Europe’s great cities and one of the most powerful ways to connect with its storied past and electric present. The ...