Beau Bledsoe

Story of a Song is a monthly segment on KCUR's Central Standard in which local musicians tell the story behind a song they have written or are…

As the second Folk Alliance International conference kicks off in Kansas City this week, Central Standard explored the question: “What is folk music…

In the 1720s, after studying in Spain, a young priest returned home to Ireland. He started writing Christmas carols influenced by Spanish liturgical…

Fado is a Portuguese folk-song tradition dating to the early 19th century.A new Kansas City project called Fado Novato explores this music that's full of…