Wales has an unbroken tradition of harp playing. It was used as a dance instrument and for playing tunes and airs. The tradition owes its survival to the gypsy families of Wales who kept harp ...

A concerto that pushes the boundaries of any harpist’s playing capabilities, Ginastera’s punchy Concerto for Harp is exciting, percussive, and complex. Displaying folk rhythms inspired by his native ...

Wales' other unbroken tradition, apart from harp playing, is its step or clog dancing. The dance was originally performed by farmers and slate quarry workers and often came in the form of a ...

The modern concert pedal harp is very different to the stringed instrument used to accompany Irish folk music, or the first versions of it found in 2500 BC. It is more powerful and richer in tone, ...

A harpist busking on the streets of London endured a bizarre encounter when she came under fire from a furious bypasser who wrongly accused her of begging. The street performer, who is known on ...

In 2023, to recognise the place of the instrument in Paraguayan culture, a 15-metre-tall statue of a harp was unveiled along ...

In making this list, we included soundtrack albums built around original songs (hey, Superfly) as well as expertly curated compilations (we see you, Quentin); some great soundtracks feature fresh ...

Playing outside a building in the Pilsen neighborhood was a bit of a homecoming for the Mexican folk group Sones de Mexico Ensemble. The band, which performed for CBS News Chicago's cameras ...

A nonprofit organization, Passavant Memorial Homes Family of Services raised more than $143,000 for individuals with ...

This year marks the 60th anniversary since Cambridge started celebrating all things "folk". The idea for the ... Organisers found out he was playing at a private party in the nearby village ...

A fan of folk songs from the Zhuang ethnic group livestreams her performance in a park in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Aug 25. [Photo/Xinhua] NANNING — For thousands of years ...