NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with musician Tim DeLaughter about his choral rock group, The Polyphonic Spree, and its new album, "Salvage Enterprise." When you write for a living, writer's block can be a ...

The ethereal sounds of traditional Eastern European folk songs aren't typically heard in New Orleans. With multiple, simultaneous voices threading equally through the song, the traditional style known ...

We have all heard it, yet most of us would not be able to name it. The term polyphony (from the Greek for “many sounds”) is used to describe music that employs simultaneous yet independent melodies.

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. -- Though they’ve made a name for themselves singing music that’s hundreds of years old, the four men of New York Polyphony are unequivocably voices of their own times, not ancient ...

Welcome to the feast! We’re invited to a traditional Georgian ‘Supra’ to immerse ourselves in the magic of Georgian polyphonic singing. The table groans with food, the wine flows, and the singing ...

The isolated Mediterranean island of Sardinia happens to be about the same geographic size as the state of Vermont, and its terrain, like Vermont’s, is rugged and mountainous. And that’s pretty much ...

With a choir, a horn section, a Theremin player and a harpist, the Polyphonic Spree is a singular act, bedecked in flowing white robes and singing songs about reaching for the sun and celebrating the ...

There are dozens (and frankly probably hundreds) of excellent recordings in the catalogue that revolve around two staple subjects: romantic love and religious devotion. But for their latest album, New ...

When you write for a living, writer's block can be a nightmare. TIM DELAUGHTER: I just couldn't write a song to save my life. And that's kind of not a good place to be in. RASCOE: Musician Tim ...