When William Elliott Whitmore first emerged with his 2003 death-folk magnum opus Hymns for the Hopeless, he cast an immediate spell over the alternative-folk cognoscenti. Since then, the haunting Iowa ...
You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Greg Boardman will perform at the Oasis of Music beginning at 12:30 p.m. on ...
In a recent concert at First Church Congregtional in Cambridge, MA, vocal ensemble Musica Sacra sang folk hymns and canticles from two regions that, at first blush, don't seem to have a whole lot to ...
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis is calling for Latin America to care for its poorest and most marginalized, those who have been “enslaved” and exploited by an economic system that he said treats them ...
That’s how Stephen Caracciolo, artistic director of the LancasterChorale, describes the program for An American Mosaic, the chorale’s upcoming concert of American folk songs, hymns, spirituals, ...
Judy Collins’ voice echoes the venerable hymn through the huge church, sounding even lighter and sweeter than she did in her 1970 hit recording.Johnny Cash sings it in simple three-four time.Jessye ...
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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 ...