Articles related to "Folk Song"

Each region of Japan had its own traditional songs, for work and play. Changing work patterns encouraged the songs to move to the stage and now into folk rock!

The music of wandering travelers and railroad hobos is all but forgotten in this age of rock and roll. Much of our modern music has its roots in traditional folk singing.

As our world became more industrialized native folk songs began to dissapear. Through the efforts of many dedicated composers much of this heritage has been preserved.

Suite101 explores some of the classic comic songs about trains. Get your ticket ready, and watch your step.

With harp and fiddle, the Irish sing of battles won and lives lost. Below are the stories behind four of the most popular: The Patriot Game, Mrs. McGrath, and others.

The research conducted by Benjamin Bagby provides an insight into the heritage of Iceland's medieval poetry book, the Edda and how it would have been performed.

Suite101 presents the greatest songs about Thanksgiving to ever go from mouth to ear. Enjoy them with or without cranberries.

On Veterans Day, we honor those who have served in America's wars. These songs below honor them by remembering the hardships and horrors that they endured.

Not every great Irish song is from Ireland. In fact, some of the most famous were not written in Ireland at all. Read on for their stories.

Suite101 takes ride along with the trains of America, and the songs inspired by them.

Adding a few folk songs to homeschooling programs for reading is a fun way to tie into a Social Studies homeschool program and improve reading fluency all at once.

Brief biography of Hungarian composer Béla Bartok, whose work was greatly influenced by his country's folk music.

Irish music helps set the tone for a theme wedding. Couples can choose from Celtic songs that range from religious to secular, fitting any type of ceremony.

A look at the life and career of a female composer who was awarded a Guggenheim Foundation fellowship in 1930 which allowed her to go to Europe to study .

Suite101 sings soft and low of the gypsies, tramps, and thieves of Ireland, examining three of the most popular songs of the rogue.

America's contribution to the Christmas season's repertoire of carols includes two heartfelt spirituals whose authors remain unknown.

Folk Music has been with us since the beginning, the realm of the workers and common people. The history of Folk is the history of civilization.

This new edition of The Merry Muses of Caledonia offers a scholarly context for these famous/infamous bawdy Scottish folk songs traditionally attributed to Robert Burns.

In 2007 Hiromi with Sonicbloom opened for the Band Trio Beyond on a hot Toronto night; she almost stole the show and left a new legions of fans gasping for more.

While music has celebrated the friendship between Leonard Bernstein and the 'Dean' of American composers, Aaron Copland, it has overlooked a tie of equal importance.

Deciding how to classify the music of Canada's The Duhks is challenging, thanks to its players' ability to seamlessly mix bluegrass, folk, roots country and world music.

Hidden away in small local pubs, rather than in the large Irish chains, you will find local jam sessions of musicians of many talents. Come listen and join in if you can!

On Nobody Left to Crown, Havens performs songs by Jackson Browne and Pete Townshend as well as some original folk-style ballads.

While many carols originated as hymns, "The First Noel" began as a folk song. "Silent Night " was composed just hours before Christmas Eve mass.

The use of cocaine by workers along the Mississippi River leads to its inclusion in Delta culture and in its music. Read on for the history of Cocaine in American Music.

It is a song everyone knows, but the story behind the song remains shrouded in mystery.

Peter Yarrow, the folk singer/songwriter of Peter, Paul, & Mary, discusses what the Puff the Magic Dragon picture book and his new books for kids mean to him.

Early rural music wasn't of interest to record companies until they realized it was commercially viable. But recordings by these musicians provide valued oral histories.

A make-believe lion springs from his original home within a folk song to the printed page, finding new fans and stirring children's imaginations along the way.

The NFB/Bruce Alcock's short film "Vive la Rose" - based around the ballad performed by Émile Benoit - has great intentions but doesn't fulfill its potential. 6/10

Gustavo Dudamel has programmed an ambitious season that includes works from the Classical, Romantic, Post-Romantic, Modern and Contemporary periods to name a few.

Virtually unknown outside Portugal until the fadista Mariza won the BBC Radio 3 award in 2003, fado, the earthy street music of Lisbon, has hit the world music scene.

Some lucky trains are given names. The luckiest are given songs. Read on for Wabash Cannonball, Midnight Special, Orange Blossom Special, and the City of New Orleans

Life and works of Gustav Holst, famous for orchestral suite 'The Planets.'

Celebrate the Big Apple with this playlist dedicated to New York, New York.

With riches of old time mountain, bluegrass and gospel music ringing throughout Appalachians and Blue Ridge Mountains - Virginia offers travelers a melodic journey.

Two of the greatest songs in American Folk Music were born out of gruesome disasters. Suite101 investigates "The Wreck of the Old 97" and "The Ballad of Casey Jones.

The song set to the tune of an English folk song has been adopted by Mormons as the way that they choose to sing about themselves.

Thanksgiving has its own tradition of songs that include "Come, Ye Thankful People, Come," "We Gather Together," and "Over the River and Through the Wood."

Still fresh after 70 years, Aaron Copland's first brush with Latin music had a long gestation period.

Louis Moreau-Gottschalk is not a widely touted name in music circles. However, this Louisiana native made great contributions to classical music that we today recognize

Leo Janácek's biography - his life and works. He was recognized and became famous after the performance of his opera 'Jenufa' in Prague.

Consider honoring Martin Luther King this year with a set list of songs that do the same. Below are five songs doing just that.

Brief biography of Australian-born American Percy Aldridge Grainger, prolific composer, music educator, virtuoso pianist, innovator, and facilitator for languages.

The House of the Rising Sun is a legendary song by the British rock band, The Animals. It can be considered as a perfect rock song, which was ahead of its time.

The Japan Matsuri held at Spitalfields Market on September 19th, 2009 corresponded with the traditional late summer and early autumn festival season in Japan.

Between December 2008 and April 2010, Japan and Mexico celebrate their long relationship with a variety of events and cultural exchange.

Translated in English by Theodore Baker and the tune arranged by Edward Kremser, "We Gather Together to Ask the Lord's Blessing" is a thanksgiving hymn.

To honor all those that stood side by side to ensure freedom for all, Suite101 counts down the five greatest songs of the Civil Rights Movement.

This Land Is Your Land, one of the most patriotic of songs, was once a sharp commentary on the wealthy and jingoistic. Read on for The Taming of This Land Is Your Land.