His dissertation “Pewa: I Ola ke Mele Hawaiʻi i kona Mele ʻia” (“Pewa: The Life of Hawaiian Music in Its Song”) braids ...

Storm Large, Portland’s own “genre-fluid big mouth singer,” is once again staging her Holiday Ordeal over two nights at the ...

"Dancing in the Diaspora" is a UH Manoa dance production that celebrates the interconnectedness of Filipino culture across ...

The Hilo-based Japanese Community Association of Hawaii will present Bunka No Hi, Japanese Culture Day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Joan Baez has always spoken her mind, whether on stage or in song. Now she’s turned to poetry to weigh in onDonald Trump. In her latest piece, “Little Green Worm: A Note to the President,” the folk ...

A public-private partnership between the Hawaii Kyudo Foundation and the City and County of Honolulu aims to build the island’s first public training center for the Japanese martial art of archery in ...

Discover the world one bite at a time! This channel takes you on a global journey, exploring food, culture, and history across continents. From street food adventures in Asia to BBQ traditions in the ...

Thousands of travelers will head to New Orleans in January for the 38th annual Folk Alliance International Conference, the largest gathering of folk musicians and industry officials worldwide. ByGary ...

Folk music might have reached its peak mainstream popularity in the 1960s, but without the groundwork laid by the music of the 1940s, the folk revival in musical hubs like New York City in the 60s ...

Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale make up the acoustic folk duo The Milk Carton Kids. If you wanted to make a musical smoothie of their ensemble, you’d start with three chords and the truth, a heaping ...

Photos courtesy of Folk & Roots Festival Above: Portland-based bluegrass band Thunder Ridge and (below) the Lottie Doddies from Seattle are part of the eclectic festival lineup. The first annual ...

Zampa on Okinawa Island. 18th-century Ryukyuan voyagers’ travels were recorded in song. The lyrics of traditional Okinawan songs were found to record past climate and geological history of the Ryukyu ...