The New York Times – Music:
Can’t get to Lollapalooza or Outside Lands this year? Want to see Lizzo play flute with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra? Here are some options.
Category: Folk Music
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Marisa Anderson’s (Tunefully) Un-American Activities
The New York Times – Music:
The guitarist mined the scholar Harry Smith’s LP collection, recording her takes on songs rooted in regions the United States has been in conflict with since 1970.
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Beverley Martyn, Whose Folk Music Breakthrough Took 50 Years, Dies at 79
The New York Times – Music:
As a rising star of the 1960s, she dated Paul Simon, brooded with Nick Drake and drew Barbra Streisand’s envy. Then she sank into an abusive marriage.
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David Allan Coe, Singer Who Personified Outlaw Country, Dies at 86
The New York Times – Music:
Mr. Coe, who wrote “Take This Job and Shove It” and other chart-topping hits, was a transgressive exponent of the outlaw country movement of the 1970s and ’80s.
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Vilma Jää’s Voice Is Unlike Anything in Opera
The New York Times – Music:
Vilma Jää, a Finnish folk and pop singer, is bringing her eerie and affecting traditional music to the Metropolitan Opera.
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Moya Brennan, Whose Gaelic Pop Band Won Worldwide Fame, Dies at 73
The New York Times – Music:
Clannad consisted of her uncles, siblings and, briefly, her sister Enya. In a memoir, Ms. Brennan described a stormy youth followed by a Christian reawakening.
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Why Is the BTS Album Called ‘Arirang’?
The New York Times – Music:
The group’s new album “Arirang” includes a nod to a beloved Korean folk song and other important historical references.