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.

Judith Durham, an Australian folk music star and lead singer of The Seekers, has died, according to a statement from her record label. She was 79. “After a brief stay in the Alfred Hospital, Judith ...

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Gary Shearston, singer with guitar. Richard Brooks, harmonica. Kemp Fowler, concertina. Les Miller, Banjo and guitar. Recorded in: Australia. Moreton Bay --Jim Jones --The cyprus brig --Bold Jack ...

The Australian youth radio station, Triple J, runs a vote every year for the best songs released in the previous 12 months (Triple J Hottest 100). There's, as you can imagine, usually an Australian ...

Australian nu-folk artist William Crighton has been grinding nonstop the last many months, and his near future shows no signs of his slowing down. Next week, he'll play ten shows in four daysat Kansas ...

Over the past two decades, AmericanaFest, the festival and conference celebrating roots music that takes place in Nashville, Tenn., has become what SXSW used to be: a place for both emerging and ...

Lohri, celebrated every year on January 13, is one of the most vibrant winter festivals in North India. It is most popular in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, and Himachal Pradesh, where people gather around a ...

Art doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Every artist, no matter the medium, is inspired by another artist’s work. Sometimes, though, they cross the line from inspiration to emulation. Surprisingly, some of ...

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The National have released their rendition of INXS’ “Never Tear Us Apart,” which was created as part of Songs for Australia — a compilation album of covers by Australian acts that will benefit the ...

Folk lovers, we are bringing you 10 easiest folk songs to play on acoustic guitar so you don’t think we forgot about you. Folk songs date from 19th century and had many definitions through the years.