University of Toronto anthropologist Brenda Beck first heard the story that would change her life in Olappalayam, a village in India. The year was 1965 and Beck was doing research for her doctoral ...

Speaking via Zoom from the home in California he shares with husband Jorn, he says: “My return to folk is something of an epic tale. “From an early age, I was certainly very good at it.

It accompanies songs and narration. Actors during a performance of The Legend of Ponnivala, an ancient Tamil folk epic (photo by Joseph Burrell) The songs, music and narration were all written by ...

This is important because the legend of Ukrainian folk hero Dovbush takes place high up in the Karpathians. Think Ukrainian Robin Hood. He leads a band of fighters called the Opreski (the merry men).

Next year’s festival dates have been announced, with the 34th annual Roots and Blues event taking place from July 23 to 26, 2026. Mongerson said the organizers take a quick breather before planning ...

Andrew Slater’s Echo in the Canyon presents California’s epic folk-rock scene of 1965-67 with reverance Brad Wheeler Published June 6, 2019 Updated June 7, 2019 ...

While Tumbbad becomes a horrific story of what greed does to society, that doesn't mean the film skimps on its fantasy and folk horror. Rather, the opposite; it seamlessly merges its themes of ...

Researchers in Northwest China's Qinghai province have launched a database on folk singing of a 1,000-year-old Tibetan song cycle -- the "Epic of King Gesar." ...

This week we've been exploring the Finnish national folk epic, the Lemminkainen Legends, as told in music by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. Osmo Vanska is back once again to talk about the ...

Speaking via Zoom from the home in California he shares with husband Jorn, he says: “My return to folk is something of an epic tale. “From an early age, I was certainly very good at it.