Folk Music News--4.21.12

Music Review: Donovan - The Essential Donovan Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) Remaining true to the original intent of the music, many of the songs are presented in mono. The early part of Donovan's career found him as a fairly traditional folk artist. Gentle songs such as "Catch The Wind," "Colours," and "Summer Day Reflection ... See all stories on this topic »

Folk singer was late bloomer Sarnia Observer The Alberta-based singer-songwriter, who won a 2010 Canadian Folk Music Award, worked for five years as a school teacher before quitting the classroom to chase his musical dreams. "I got to that late as well," 44-year-old Wort Hannam said about ... See all stories on this topic »

Paiwan folk singers keep culture alive through music Taiwan Today These are the lyrics to "Song for Welcoming Ancestral Spirits," one of the many Paiwan folk songs sung by the folk singers at Pingtung County's Taiwu Elementary School, where the majority of the students are from the indigenous Paiwan tribe partly ... See all stories on this topic » Taiwan Today

Longtime drummer Levon Helm dead at 71 The Barrie Examiner QMI Agency Files - Levon Helm performs on the main stage at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival back in August 2010. By Ellen Wulfhorst - Reuters NEW YORK - Levon Helm, the drummer for The Band whose twangy vocals brought a poignancy and earthiness to ... See all stories on this topic »