Singer Tan Weiwei (right) collaborates with veteran artist Liu Gaiyu from Shanxi province to perform folk songs in this artistic rendering of scenes from the program Chinese Folk Song Gala. [Photo ...

Discover the stories behind Christmas jazz classics from Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Vince Guaraldi and more.

Fans of the classic Christmas special "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" may not realize star Burl Ives is an Illinois native.

A little more than three years ago, the Brooklyn-based DIY pop artist Grace Ives released Janky Star, the very cool sophomore LP that she co-produced with Justin Raisen. Since then, Ives has evidently ...

Grace Ives is back with her first new songs since 2022’s Janky Star. The pop artist produced “Avalanche,” “Dance With Me,” and “My Mans” with Ariel Rechtshaid and John DeBold. She also wrote “Dance ...

Folk songs have a particular place in the world. Unlike many other genres, folk songs are meant to be meditated on. Listeners are meant to chew on the lyrics to gain some understanding of the world ...

This entry on our list of nostalgic songs from 1962 actually got its start a decade earlier. This song is a cover of a tune that was released in the 1950s and made popular by traditional pop singer Jo ...

For the week starting Friday, Aug. I 5. Times are E.D.T., subject to change. Burl Ives (Fri. 8 p.m., Mutual). Travelogues in folk music on the git-fiddle. American ...

Eleanor Roosevelt likes to ask young musicians to perform at the White House, and young musicians naturally like to be asked. Last week Mrs. Roosevelt put on “An Evening of Songs for American Soldiers ...