ON A street of soot-stained sandstone, tucked behind Scotland’s National Museum, a door is thrown open and then pulled shut against the cold. A snatch of sound—chatter, strings and the strum of a ...

Scottish folk music played alongside works by Haydn and Beethoven? That would be surprising coming from any chamber-music group — unless it’s the Maxwell String Quartet. For the Maxwells, who are ...

She was part of a musical family of Scottish Travellers that furthered the nation’s folk revival and influenced its American counterpart. By Neil Genzlinger Elizabeth Stewart, a folk singer, pianist ...

A pair of brown leather hiking boots lie in the corner of folk legend Jimmie MacGregor's kitchen, as if waiting for the man who put the ...

The Folk Orchestra of Santa Barbara returns this autumn and winter with a lineup of shows featuring sea-chantey singalongs, a visit from an international Scottish fiddle master, more Irish songs and ...

From Night School to Mogwai’s Rock Action, five Scottish indie labels driving new music, reissues and DIY culture across genres and generations.

Co-created by award-winning Scottish singer-songwriter Finn Anderson (Islander, Streets) and award-winning director Tania Azevedo (&Juliet, But I’m a Cheerleader), Ballad Lines (previously A Mother’s ...

NEW BEDFORD — Legendary Scottish folk troubadour Archie Fisher makes a rare local appearance and brings his songs, stories and the best of Scottish folk music to the Music in the Gallery concert ...

As the dust settles on season four of The Traitors, joint winner Stephen Libby has told Rolling Stone UK about how his love of Scottish folk music helped his journey on the show, as well as eagle-eyed ...

Fill your April with a flood of folk records by the likes of Pippa Blundell and Valtos, EPs by Lizzie Reid and Pleasure Trail ...

Editor’s note: The Maxwell Quartet performance at Waukegan High School’s Orlin Trap Auditorium on March 14 has been canceled. Good things do come to those who wait. Take Maxwell Quartet, for example. ...