The Balkans is one of the world’s richest regions for terrifying traditional tales, which has made it a fertile source of stories and characters for Turkish horror novelist Mehmet Berk Yaltirik.

"I saw some plastic dolls in a store, but they didn't resemble the real ones at all. These dolls were dressed in national costumes, with a headscarf draping over their entire back. The shirt was green ...

When Bram Stoker published Dracula, in 1897, he did more than revive the creatures of Balkan folklore for a Western audience. He created a vampire who was both noble and seductive. Subsequent ...

NEW YORK - Here’s a concept: an American-based band that plays music inspired by the folk traditions of the Balkans in southeastern Europe, and that is actually led by someone from that region. This ...

Zlatne Uste is a folk band, but it doesn’t play Pete Seeger or Joan Baez tunes. The local 12-piece outfit plays the modern folk music of south and central Serbia, Macedonia, northwest Bulgaria, and ...

A special free family program of Balkan folk music, sponsored by the Friends of the Carmel Valley Library will be presented at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27 in the library’s community room. The Dromia ...

Pianist Mina Gajic and violinist Zachary Carrettin are Mystery Sonata, a classical duo. Mystery Sonata, a married piano and violin duo based in Boulder, presents a concert this Friday featuring ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information Western Folklore is the journal of the Western States Folklore Society (formerly the California Folklore Society). The journal, ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Balkan folk dancer Barbara Merson, center, plays a drum while working with ...