Three remarkable new albums feature choral music spanning more than a millennium, including works by the world's earliest known female composer. From what is known, it seems Kassianí had an ...
The Daily Yonder highlights a centuries-old Appalachian hymn singing tradition, still uplifting souls through heartfelt ...
Newsome, a former coal miner who has black lung disease, started singing when he joined a church in 1963. His sings a cappella in a lined-out hymn style — one of America's oldest music traditions.