Norteño (literally meaning "northern" in Spanish; also known as norteña or conjunto) is a genre of Mexican music. The accordion and the bajo sexto are norteño's most characteristic instruments ...

Okkervil River is a folk-rock band from Texas that formed in 1998. Their music is heavily influenced by folk music and features traditional instruments like the accordion and mandolin ...

At a recent Barack Obama fundraiser, avid cyclist and visionary accordion player Mark Growden blew through a pair of circa-1985 bicycle handlebars to play a completely astounding range of sounds ...

Country music star Emily Robison and husband Charlie Robison finalized their divorce on August 6, 2008. The couple was married on May 1, 1999, and have three children together.

Vallenato, along with cumbia, is currently a popular folk music of Colombia. It primarily comes from the Colombia's Caribbean region. Vallenato literally means "born in the valley". The valley ...

The first documented Cajuns (or Acadians) in Louisiana arrived in February 1764 by way of New York. Expelled from Canada by the British for refusing to pledge allegiance to the ...

Norteño is a Spanish term meaning "from the north". It is usually associated when referring to people that were born or live in northern Mexico.

7 Year Bitch was one of the first popular female Punk Rock bands to emerge from the Grunge music scene in Seattle. The band broke up following the heroin overdose ...