Cossack songs are sung by communities of the Dnipropetrovsk region which tell stories about the tragedy of war and personal relationships of Cossack soldiers. The songs are sung for pleasure and to ...

The event featured intertwined performances by both Vietnamese and Russian students. They were arranged like the “hat doi” ...

Despite music’s generally timeless nature, there are some 1960s and ‘70s folk songs that sound exactly like the decade from whence they came. From the slight tape distortion on vocal lines to ...

Songs to Keep: Treasures of an Adirondack Folk Collector is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, available on iPhone, Apple TV, Android TV, Android smartphones, Amazon Fire TV ...

Theatrical expression is key too, as many folk songs carry mystery ... while “Chornomorets” draws from Cossack legends. This year, we wrote a requiem for fallen soldiers, “BramaYa ...

For example, snuffing out a candle flame with the dancer's feet, 'toby stepping' - similar to Cossack dancing - and high leaps into the air.

For example, snuffing out a candle flame with the dancer's feet, 'toby stepping' - similar to Cossack dancing - and high leaps into the air. What are these? All the latest folk highlights ...