The Australian folk band The Paper Kites has a new song called "When The Lavender Blooms." It offers some advice about how to appreciate the present moment.

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is ...

It was 1959-1960, a pivotal moment in America, a time of transition from the innocence of the '50s to the disillusionment of the '60s. I was in my first two years of undergraduate study at the ...

Carthy wears his considerable history lightly. His album was reflective without being nostalgic or complacent, building on a lifetime’s commitment to the performance and interpretation of traditional ...

Buyers looking to escape the winter cold can own their own private island in the South Pacific — for a price, of course. Wavi Island in Fiji is slated to be auctioned off to the highest bidder on Dec.

More about community than religion, Senior National Correspondent Steve Osunsami profiles the unique hymns and peculiar harmonizing of a style of folk singing that draws adherents from all religions.

A deep-pocketed buyer can snap up a private 27-acre South Pacific island just in time for the holiday gift-giving season. Previously listed for $20 million, it will be auctioned off to the highest ...

Elinor Harrison received funding from the National Institutes of Health, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Grammy Museum Foundation. She is affiliated with the International Association of ...

Pang Her Vang, the president of the Mong United Eqauality Association, poses for a portrait in the Kling Public Media Center in St. Paul on Wednesday. CHRIS FARRELL: This is "Minnesota Now." I'm Chris ...

Jackson, Mississippi, will host the 82nd National Folk Festival for a three-year residency from 2025 to 2027. The free festival will take place in downtown Jackson across six stages from Friday, Nov.

LONDON, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Multilateral lender the Climate Investment Funds said on Monday its board had agreed on a plan to help restore Fiji's natural ecosystems and bolster the island's ability to ...

New Delhi, Oct. 8 -- Maithili Thakur, born on July 25, 2000, in Benipatti, Madhubani, Bihar, is a renowned Indian playback singer celebrated for her soulful renditions of folk and classical music.