Donna Ray Norton is an 8th-generation ballad singer in Madison County. Her mother is Lena Jean Ray and her grandfather is Byard Ray. Norton's cousin, Sheila Kay Adams, is a National Heritage Fellow.

SONGBIRD: Eighth-generation Madison County ballad singer Donna Ray Norton, pictured, says she hopes her work with touring music collective Nest of Singing Birds will bring attention to the local ...

For a movie about an infamous New York State prison, Sing Sing sure has a lot of Texas in it. The director, Greg Kwedar, is from Fort Worth and based in Austin. Producer Monique Walton also lives in ...

SPOILER ALERT: This story mentions plot developments in Season 1, Episode 4 of “Agatha All Along,” currently streaming on Disney+. Although “Agatha All Along” isn’t a musical per se, music serves as ...

Robert Sylvain revives traditional Acadian ballads from his Mémère Thibodeau's notebook. Robert Sylvain brings to life the beauty of old Acadian ballads, playing and singing melodies passed down ...

SODOM LAUREL - While Madison County residents are aware of the county's outsized impact on music, led by its rich ballad singing, the tradition spanning at least eight generations is now getting ...