Traditionally used to call grazing animals home from their alpine pastures and ... songs reminiscent of lost folk tales. Echoing ancient Scandinavian folk music, the title Fae Fälla literally ...

The living country music legend — who turns 92 in April — is leading the traveling festival to 34 cities this May through September, with the last date at Alpine Valley Music Theatre Sept.

The freewheeling spirit that has come to define folk music in recent years is writ large across the nominees for the RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards 2025. It’s palpable in the wide-angled soundscape of ...