The stages of American folk music began with early folk, which spanned from the late 18th century through the early 20th century. What started off as an English rural tradition became its own form ...

The score needed to have edge and grit and gloom, so Dessner crafted a “dark twisted American folk music” sound. ... To pull that off, he turned to certain instruments.

In the Mountain Strings, Celtic and American Ensembles, BYU students explore various types of music from around the world, from Ireland and Scotland to Russia and Macedonia.

“Old-time music predates and influences all kinds of music, from jazz to blues to bluegrass,” AB Walker, who plays bass for the Ebony Hillbillies, told the New York Jewish Week.