I'm Barbara Klein. This week on our program, we explore American folk music, the music of the people.

VOA: special.2009.07.27

Bhangra music is an ancient form of folk music from the Punjab area of India and Pakistan.

VOA: special.2010.08.11

He sang and played folk music on a radio program that was broadcast across the United States.

VOA: special.2010.06.20

the thirty-four year old performer continues to combine the sounds of jazz, folk music and the blues.

VOA: special.2009.07.10

When he heard Woody sing, Lomax knew he had found a true singer of American folk music.

VOA: special.2010.06.20

In the nineteen fifties Alan Lomax traveled to Europe where he collected folk music.

VOA: special.2010.01.25

By the late nineteen fifties, folk music became popular again in the United States.

VOA: special.2010.06.20

Sahara Smith writes and sings poetic songs influenced by country and folk music.

VOA: special.2010.09.17

Faith Lapidus has more. As a boy,Ben Harper spent a lot of time at his grandparents' record store called The Folk Music Center and Museum in California.

VOA: special.2009.05.08

The traditional Spanish folk music called Flamenco could not exist without a guitar.

VOA: special.2010.05.12

He was among those who popularized folk music in the nineteen forties.

VOA: special.2009.07.27

He also produced a series of radio programs on American folk music.

VOA: special.2010.01.25

An Inside History of the Folk Music Revival in America."

VOA: special.2010.01.25

Bess Lomax helped her father with his folk music collection.

VOA: special.2010.01.25

He collected and recorded traditional American folk music.

VOA: special.2010.06.20

When they listen to his mazurkas and polonaises, they hear not only the strains of Polish folk music, but also nostalgia and patriotism for his homeland.

VOA: standard.2010.03.04

Previously,it was included in Folk music.

VOA: standard.2010.01.24

You can hear the influence of these experiences in his music,a mix of folk,blues, rock and fusion.

VOA: special.2009.05.08

But these days, with music production software, digital video and social networks all easily available, folk artists really can bring the world together.

VOA: special.2011.06.27

Copland's music included parts of American folk songs and songs popular during the American Civil War.

VOA: special.2009.06.21

Some of his music sounds like feel good folk and some sounds like down home blues.

VOA: special.2010.02.19

This band's mix of jazz,world music, folk and rock is a perfect fit for the festival.

VOA: special.2009.05.01

Tell us if you have a favorite American blues or folk singer young or old -- and what makes that person's music special to you.

VOA: special.2010.01.18

The band mixes the sounds of psychedelic music with pop, indie rock and "freak folk."

VOA: special.2009.12.11

His relaxed,easy sound includes influences of pop, folk and hip-hop music.

VOA: special.2010.01.29

She learned all kinds of music, including jazz,rock and folk.

VOA: special.2009.09.04