Watertown High School Wind Symphony members performed "A Mother of a Revolution" at a community event after the school board removed it from their spring concert. The song, by composer Omar Thomas, is ...

Ever wondered when you created your Spotify account? Or which song you listened to first on the app? Well, now you can revisit these moments through the music streaming platform's new feature. For the ...

Peniel Church in Fond du Lac County has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. Built in 1856, the church was a cultural hub for the Oshkosh Welsh Settlement. The church hosts the ...

Since 2005 Plastic Crimewave (aka Steve Krakow) has used the Secret History of Chicago Music to shine a light on worthy artists with Chicago ties who’ve been forgotten, underrated, or never noticed in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On February 23, 1940, American folk legend Woody Guthrie wrote 'This Land is My Land' in his hotel room in New York City. The song ...

Woody Guthrie changed folk music forever on this day in 1940. Woody Guthrie wrote "This Land is Your Land" in 1940 as a response to "God Bless America." The song contrasts American ideals with 1940s ...

The White Barn's 2026 season opens Saturday, Jan. 17, with a show that explores the relationship between jazz music of the past century and the timeless folk-music traditions of cultures from around ...

If you’ve noticed the word “folk” slapped onto memes and TikTok videos, usually followed by a long string of crying emojis, you’re not alone. The latest irony trend borrows from Black slang to signal ...

Nearly every pop music holiday song written in the past 80 years owes at least some of its DNA to one Christmas tune in particular: "White Christmas," written by Irving Berlin and sung by Bing Crosby, ...

Folk songs have a particular place in the world. Unlike many other genres, folk songs are meant to be meditated on. Listeners are meant to chew on the lyrics to gain some understanding of the world ...