Folk music

Glitzy Greek folk-pop band Polkar will celebrate its 10-year anniversary at Technopolis (100 Pireos) on June 19. Get ready to dance to a unique sound combining traditional Greek music with pop, rock and indie influences. Tickets start from 13 euros at more.com.

Folk musicians perform on the island of Kea. Α program organized by the Municipal Public Benefit Organization of Kea with the support of the Cycladic Identity initiative of the Museum of Cycladic Art focused on recording these and other elderly instrumentalists who continue to propagate folk music traditions.

Bulgarians listen to pop and pop-folk music the most, according to a study by the Bulgarian Association of Music Producers (BAMP), cited by BTA. The research was conducted by the "Trend" agency among 1010 respondents.

The town of Kalofer witnessed a breathtaking display of tradition as hundreds of men immersed themselves in the icy waters of the river Tunja to perform the traditional Bulgarian 'horo'. Draped in folk attire and proudly waving the national flag, the men joyously danced to the tunes of drums and bagpipes, accompanied by a resonating folk melody.

Over 3,500 folk performers from Bulgaria and abroad are participating in the 22nd National Festival for two-voice singing in Nedelino.

The festival was officially opened last night by President Rumen Radev and will continue until September 3.

The festival promotes the Nedelin double voice, which is considered a unique manifestation of the song tradition in the Rhodopes region.

Within the scope of the project initiated by the Culture and Tourism Ministry to preserve folk music for future generations, folklore researchers are recording folk songs sung by deceased bards and local artists in the eastern province of Erzurum.

‘Pyramidos’ rose to stardom on the Greek entertainment scene when they started covering traditional Greek folk song

‘Pyramidos’ rose to stardom on the Greek entertainment scene when they started covering traditional Greek folk song

Music and dance lovers can find something interesting for themselves this year, whether they like jazz or rock, latin or folk and whether they go to western or eastern Turkey... Click through for the 2018-2019 calendar for music and dance festivals in Turkey...

Joan Baez is known as one of the leading names among activist musicians since 1953, or since she was 18 years old. She became immortal as the indispensable voice of songs written for freedom and human rights in the music world since the first Newport Folk Festival.