After the opening choir performance, we took the trolleybus back to Old Riga and it was filled with teenagers singing Latvian folk songs ... in their traditional costume. The parade was organized ...

A massive collecting effort of Latvian folk songs took place during the latter half of the 19th century, coinciding with the period of National awakening in Europe. Carried out by Latvians themselves, ...

At a concert on Juglas Lake near the Latvian capital Riga on Saturday, hundreds of boats could be seen bobbing to rock, folk and heavy metal. "The idea... is so great," said Vladimirs Kravchenko ...