CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Old Town School of Folk Music announced Friday that it has appointed senior director of education Troy Anderson as its new director and chief executive officer—replacing former ...

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Playing folk music in an urban setting in the 21st century is a tricky business. Christian Kuffner, the ringleader of New Orleans' Zydepunks, has seen it go bad. "We saw a zydeco band in Massachusetts ...

Chelsea Burton is a reporter with the Community News Service, part of the University of Vermont’s Reporting & Documentary Storytelling program. In the home of Rik Palieri, a country-roots and folk ...

In the 1990s, a Chicago public library building that had sat unused for a decade got a second life. Or maybe, because of the traditions at the Old Town School of Folk Music, which took over the Art ...

GALAX, Va. – The music makers are back to celebrate at the Galax Old Fiddlers Convention. Nearly 2,500 folk musicians are playing to their heart’s desire in Felts Park, like Oscar Hall, who said every ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Former Ravinia Festival chief executive officer Welz Kauffman has been named the executive director and chief executive officer of Chicago's renowned Old Town School of Folk Music.