Even though Shira Cion loved music from an early age, it wasn't until college that she discovered her musical passion. "That was when my ears were really opened," Cion said. Cion was trained ...

Rudy discovers surprising and fresh takes on Europe on a music lover’s tour. Rudy discovers surprising and fresh takes on Europe as he sets out on a music lover’s tour. Live performances by the ...

For the first time, the Tamburitzans are performing songs from Italy and the Nordic countries. The additions to their staple repertoire of Eastern European folk music and dance are displayed in the ...

Many people travel across the Atlantic in search of "Old World" Europe and to witness traditional culture in action. But with most of Europe firmly entrenched in the modern world, travelers are ...

A cappella singing requires finely tuned togetherness. To be fair, that’s true of any live performance, be it dance, theater, burlesque or whatever. But the nakedness and vulnerability of voice-only ...

An annual celebration of Ukrainian arts and culture is returning to the Philadelphia suburbs this summer. The 2024 Ukrainian Folk Festival is scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 25 at the Tryzub Ukrainian ...

Belarusian musician and activist Siarhei Douhushau was in Chicago in March 2019 on a U.S. tour presenting folk art and music from his Eastern European home. Nadzeya Ilkevich, then a second-year ...

Vatican II allowed the presence of “the music of the people” at Mass. Folk music, the music that is indigenous to each of the various nations of the world and to the ethnic cultures found within those ...

Many people travel across the Atlantic in search of Old World Europe and to witness traditional culture in action. But with most of Europe firmly entrenched in the modern world, travelers are getting ...

Whether an old folk ballad or a futuristic techno hit, music is the lifeblood of Europe’s great cities and one of the most powerful ways to connect with its storied past and electric present. The ...