Finland’s approach to modern folk music is vastly different than the singer-songwriter-centric subgenre most Americans are familiar with. Over there, it’s not so much a harbinger of heartbreak or ...

When a Northern Finnish child picked up a kantele mostly to annoy her sister, no one imagined she would become one of the instrument’s boldest contemporary voices.

In Finland, music is deeply ingrained in society. It's a natural part of daily culture, and the vocal tradition is especially strong. We welcome to the NPR studios one of the great male choirs from ...

Free-folk enclaves have seemingly sprouted overnight like so many mushroom rings. From the Bay Area to Brattleboro, Vt., each esoteric scene is filled with ever-changing band names, a ...

Tuomo & Markus released their debut album, Dead Circles, to American audiences today. The folk duo recorded the album at the WaveLab Recording Studios in Tucson with the help of Joey Burns, John ...