The Pennsylvania Dutch have a long tradition of folk medicine, also referred to as “braucherei” or powwowing. To many outside of the culture, those practices are perhaps best known because of ...

Justice was not served and was not transparent.’ I wanted to see his face, says disappointed deaf driver Cogito Ergo Sum: The ...

Additionally, the bark of an oak tree was believed to be helpful against hair loss. A concoction of bark and spirit alcohol could prevent hair from falling out (it’s unclear whether this folk medicine ...

Case in point: “Reap ‘Em in the Valley,” a wistful talking blues that finds Watson reflecting on life in Los Angeles, his ...

A man and two teens visited a York County “powwow” practitioner one autumn night in 1928 to lift a curse. Instead, they ...

The chart visualizes two recordings of the English folk song “Scarborough Fair”—one sung, one spoken—by Patrick Savage, a study author and participant. The song unfolds at around half the ...

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In a great paradox, the history of liqueur begins with medicine Hoda Bogdan ... by the pursuit of truth and other accelerants, Aries folk are oft bracingly, but always refreshingly, honest.

A popular annual event will no longer take place after more than 30 years. The trustees of Tenterden Folk Festival have decided to stop running the four-day celebration, just days after this year ...

Internationally acclaimed indie-folk band Hollow Coves will be heading to South Africa next year for four concerts in three cities. Their “Nothing To Lose” tour has been announced for February ...

Watson left Old Crow Medicine Show in 2011 for a solo career where he played at festivals such as SXSW, Stagecoach and the ...