We believe that the traditions and practices embedded in these three folk songs have profoundly changed how we view lyrics.

The song O Christmas Tree is about why people love Christmas trees. It tells how these special trees stay green all winter, just like positive things in life, such as love and hope, that never fade ...

What makes folk music, folk music? Is it its sound, or thematic and tonal origin? Well, like all music genres, there isn’t one thing that defines folk music. However, if one were trying to narrow down ...

In every culture, specific tunes linger in the background of childhood, chanted on playgrounds, echoed in classrooms, or sung around campfires. These melodies often seem falsely simple but carry ...

One of the great English popular art forms, the folk song can be painful, satirical, erotic, dramatic, rueful or funny. They have thrived when sung on a whim to a handful of friends in a pub; they ...