Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on Spotify here (or find our profile: nytimes) and at Apple Music here, and sign ...

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How a busy weekend in Boone, North Carolina led to the Old Crow Medicine Show meeting the acclaimed legend, Doc Watson.

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Weary Ramblers was formed. Their 2024 debut earned spots as Roots Music Report's 22nd best folk and 54th overall album.

In 1877, William Thompson was accused of raping an 11-year-old white girl. Three days after his arrest, 50 men dragged him out of jail and hung him from a poplar tree. It’s unknown if he was ...

I grew up close to this small town that all started from its bee hive Coke Ovens! This place is full of history and even though it is a park it is almost forgotten by many! US surgeon general ...

Brainerd, Minn.-area luthier Bud Larsen examines a Hardanger fiddle being built by retired professor Rinita Dalan at a workshop in Moorhead.

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From Debby Boone's "You Light Up My Life" in 1977 to today, a relatively select few smashes have led the Hot 100 chart for at least 10 weeks. By Gary Trust Beginning with Debby Boone’s 1977 ...