Departure Festival opens with a celebration of Barbadian talent, launching four days of music and culture in Toronto.

Composer Irving Burgie, who helped popularize Caribbean music and co-wrote the enduring Harry Belafonte hit Day-O (The Banana Boat Song), has died at the age of 95. At the Barbados Independence Day ...

Time travel in 'Outlander' is as much fact as fiction. Launched in TV's golden age and ending in a time of disruption and ...

The best songs have the ability to be made popular again and again. Here are some folk songs that you probably didn't know ...

Folk music tells stories. But sometimes, these stories are chosen for them. Here are three folk songs of the 60s that eventually became anthems, one way or another, regardless of if they were trying ...

Irish folk songs are filled with wonderful, often sad, stories and tales of drinking and carousing. We've pulled together a Spotify playlist of the most popular as chosen by the public. From ancient ...

The Beach Boys' classic song 'Sloop John B' is explored in an upcoming documentary that's being presented at the Marché du ...

Bob Marley’s life finally hits the big screen this week in the form of Bob Marley: One Love. In his 36 years, Marley lived a life so rich and tumultuous, not all of it can be distilled into a biopic.

New research explores music's impact on learning, memory, and emotions in two studies. One reveals that familiar music can enhance concentration and learning, while the other demonstrates that music ...

The haunting Irish song is shrouded in mystery because no one is entirely certain who is behind the moving lyrics. "She Moved Through the Fair" is a traditional Irish folk song, and its lyrics were ...