In its essence, folk music is music for the people — an art form inextricably intertwined with the soul of a region. Its nature is inherently visual, conjuring vivid imagery with just a single ...

Bruce Adolphe's inspiration this week was the pentatonic scale that characterizes some American and Native American folk music. He wrote that flavor into his American String Quartet, the Quartet No.

If an eye toward trends prevents a full immersion into folk tradition, how popular can folk music truly become?