@AccordionBruce@Mastodon.socialCommenting on this video @… made in Wisconsin about farmers standing up for immigrants against ICE and the whole MAGA project
The idea of a white Upper Midwest had to be forced into existence
The people who tried to record the folk music of the Upper Midwest in the 1930s for the Library of Congress never publicly released the records because th…
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@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#MusicPlanet
- Zakia sits in
Broadcaster, writer and DJ Zakia Sewell curates a rich selection of global roots-based music, exploring connections between identity, folk culture and myth.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002sg0r
@smashtie@mas.to
@bourgwick@heads.socialvery excited for @marisamusic.bsky.social's "anthology of unamerican folk music" https://marisaanderson.bandcamp.com/album/the-anthology-of-unamerican-folk-music
@khalidabuhakmeh@mastodon.socialThe ephemeral nature of digital music and "albums" is a bit annoying. You can listen to an album today that has more or fewer songs than it had two days ago.
Also, artists can republish the same song on the same album, effectively replacing the original over time. Next thing you know, your folk album is a dubstep nightmare (hyperbole).
@kctipton@mas.toAngry and subtle folk singer Carsie Blanton has a new album out. #carsieblanton
@jake4480@c.imSo, who likes wild free jazz. I got one for ya. Ahmed Quartet put out [Sama'a] (Audition)' in November and I've been digging it (they do versions of Ahmed Abdul-Malik’s music, in this case his 'Jazz Sahara', which is fifties jazz mixed with North African folk music): https://ahmedquartet.bandcamp.com/…
@brian_gettler@mas.toA documentary from several years back that's worth checking out if you're already a fan or just curious about Charlie Parr, IMHO a true great of American music.
#americana
@Tuxramus@social.linux.pizzaCelebrate Todorovden with the penguins! 🐧🏇
Episode 13 of Penguins on Tour is officially live! We’re heading to the main square to experience "Horse Easter"—from traditional folk dancing and music to the incredible community energy of this spring festival. ✨
In this episode:
🏘️ Neighborhood wanders
🎶 Vibrant Todorovden traditions
Grab your virtual saddle and join the adventure! 👇
@Cognessence@social.linux.pizzaIn many Hungarian folk music traditions, ornamentation is structural, not decorative. I think that’s a fruitful line to follow in composition.
@sauer_lauwarm@mastodon.socialChino Amobi, Airport Music for Black Folk (2016). #sound
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AEnJ6wKr-o
@bourgwick@heads.socialfantastic work by @… about the current state of political music & why people looking for people strumming guitars might be looking in the wrong place. will add: a big reason #folk music & protest became entwined is 'cause it was…
@fgraver@hcommons.socialTaylor Swift Songs Sung in the Style of The Velvet Underground by Father John Misty | Open Culture https://www.openculture.com/2015/09/taylor-swift-songs-sung-in-the-style-of-the-velvet-underground-by-father-jo…
@v_i_o_l_a@openbiblio.social"Recently in Academic Libraries: Nov/Dec 2025" by @…: https://www.johnxlibris.com/2025/12/recently-in-academic-libraries-n…
@BBC3MusicBot@mastodonapp.uk🔊 #NowPlaying on #BBCRadio3:
#InTune
- Conductor Robert Treviño and chamber folk ensemble Hedera
Petroc Trelawny presents live music from chamber folk ensemble Hedera and talks to conductor Robert Treviño.
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https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002q5qj
