A song written by third-graders at Sonora Elementary School in Costa Mesa is part of an album that was just nominated for a Grammy Award in the category "Best Music Album for Children."

The Central Coast Folk Festival, a four-day festival celebrating the American heritage of music, food and art, is set for Jan. 15-18 at five San Luis Obispo County hotels.

A song written by third-graders at Sonora Elementary School in Costa Mesa is part of an album that was just nominated for a Grammy Award in the category "Best Music Album for Children."

It was in January nearly half a century ago that Bob Dylan arrived in New York. Nigel Richardson sees the district that helped to forge 'the original vagabond'.

With guitar contributions from M. Ward and Marc Ribot, the fourth album from this Texas-born, New York-based singer-songwriter is both her most cohesive and most eclectic. read more

Bob Sherman, host of "Woody's Children" on WFUV (90.7 FM), tomorrow celebrates the 40th anniversary of that folk music show with a WFUVsponsored concert at Merkin Hall.

Lucy Michelle and the Velvet Lapelles conquer the Twin Cities music scene.

RIVERSIDE sporting fields are fast becoming a home among the gum trees for hundreds of country music fans. Beth Canniford from Perth and Keith Porter from Chifley, in Sydney, are just two of the campers who have met up in Tamworth and are enjoying life at Riverside.

Sunday was the three prahar' session of the festival.The session began with a sitar recital by Pt Krishna Mohan, known for his innovative talents.

The Woods Hole Folk Music Society begins the new year with a performance by the roots music group Daisycutter on Sunday, January 4. The concert takes place at 7:30 PM in the community hall at 68 Water Street in Woods Hole.

Morris dancing could be "extinct" within 20 years because young people are too embarrassed to take part.

Morris dancing could be "extinct" within 20 years because young people are too embarrassed to take part, a UK Morris association warns.

A song written by third-graders at Sonora Elementary School in Costa Mesa is part of an album that was just nominated for a Grammy Award in the category "Best Music Album for Children."

LAKE GASTON— The Lake Gaston Music Association President Lewis Fields is pleased to announce that Jan. 17, 2009 at 7 p.m. it will host Hungry Town at the Rosemont Vineyard in LaCrosse, Va.

One of Chicago's best child care centers stands between vacant lots and boarded-up buildings on a bleak stretch of Ogden Avenue in North Lawndale. The Carole Robertson Center for Learning, headquartered at 3701 W. Ogden, was singled out by the Illinois Department of Child and Family Services as an example of child care moving far beyond minimum licensing regulations. It offers low-income ...

Pirate Cat Radio chief executive Monkey - he changed his name legally several years ago, when he was running for mayor of Hollywood - is standing behind the counter of the Mission District coffee shop that houses his radio station. Behind the glass window...

Along with Bedrich Smetana and Antonin Dvorak, Leos Janacek (1854-1928) forms the Holy Trinity of Czech composers. Also a musical theorist, critic, teacher and folklorist, Janacek combined a love of his native folk music and themes with an open, adventurous mind and ear that accomodated...

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When film executive Jack Warner started a record label in March of 1958, he did it mainly because of an embarrassing situation that had occurred the previous year.

ROCK AND POP Musicians and night-club proprietors live complicated lives; it’s advisable to call ahead to confirm engagements. B. B. KING BLUES CLUB & GRILL 237 W. 42nd St. (212-997-4144)--Jan. 7: The slick rockabilly revivalist and New Wave veteran Robert Gordon joins forces with his old sparring partner, the . . .