The Hornbill Festival at Nagaland was a true blend of folk culture attracting people from all over the globe to witness its charms and grandeur. The music festival held under its aegis, saw the ...

Those are the opening notes of an album released this week that has a dark and atmospheric sound and a human voice that seems otherworldly. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "LLIWIAU") SIMON: That's Lisa Jen, ...

If Welsh folk music is less widely known abroad than its Irish or Scottish counterparts, that is largely down to historical forces: the lack of a significant Welsh diaspora, and the hermetic survival ...

Two sisters have emerged victorious in Brwydr y Bandiau Gwerin (Battle of the Folk Bands) at the National Eisteddfod, which is being held this year in Wrexham. Elin and Carys from Montgomeryshire were ...