The banjo is a “bigger than life” instrument, a symbol of deep southern American heritage. At the same time, beneath its veneer of old-time icon, the story of the banjo is one of enormous creativity and adaptation to many musical traditions around the world - from Africa, to the Caribbean, to North …
Robert Burns (1759–1796) is generally considered the national poet of Scotland, not only for his poems but for his songs. He avidly collected traditional melodies and composed lyrics to them if these did not exist; if they did exist, he passionately fought to preserve them in their original Scots …
In the early 1960s, multi-instrumentalists Steve Addiss, Bill Crofut, and Tim Prentice traveled to China, Southeast Asia, and Africa as part of the State Department's Cultural Exchange Program. This recording features tunes and songs associated with their journeysome from their own repertoire, …
Alan Mills-More Songs to grow On, Folkways FP 709 (1954) Design: David Stone Martin.
©1963 / Design: Ronald Clyne / Clyne did a number of covers for Smithsonian Folkways Records that are similar to this design.
From 1948 to 1986, Folkways Records produced over 2000 recordings of remarkable breadth and diversity. This virtual exhibition presents the look of Folkways through an exploration of the cover art and design of this extraordinary recording company.
I made a 'Folkways pie' to share with the staff on my last day as an intern at Smithsonian Folkways . It was a classic apple (with a touch o...
A song from the popular PBS special "Innovators," Folkways is dedicated to the spirit of the Irish people. Through all the trials and tribulations this proud...
We often take for granted the supremacy of artists such as Doc Watson, Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Lead Belly, Big Bill Broonzy, Brownie McGhee, and other folk music legends. Classic Folk sheds new light on the success of the urban intellectual-driven movement that made rural white and African- …
The challenge of talking about music is compounded when the subject is jazz, a word of clouded origins whose meaning reflects an evolution of astounding rapidity and imposing diversity unlikely to change as we enter jazz's second century. The term was originally applied to the music developed in
Paul Kauriga, born in the United States of Ukrainian parents, directs the Kauriga Ukrainian Ensemble. His career includes composing, teaching, viola playing, and conducting in the Western classical realm. With his sons, he has collected, orchestrated, and performed Ukrainian folk instrumental …
To evade the religious prohibition against dancing in certain American communities, young people in the 19th century devised an ingenious solution—they adapted children’s games, which were permitted. The result was so-called play parties. Participants sang creative songs to cue movements, and the …
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To celebrate the various cultural groups in the Philippines, the songs on this album introduce listeners to dances, rituals, and folk music. The music falls into five thematic groups: dances from mountain provinces, Spanish influences in the Philippines, the Muslim population in the southern …
Klezmorim, formed in 1974 by saxophonist Lev Liberman and violinist David Skuse, was one of the first bands to revive interest in klezmer, the traditional dance music of Central and Eastern European Jews. This collection of music from 1976-1978 chronicles the beginning of the revival in the United …
The year 1862 brought a wave of Baptist missionaries to Jamaica, thus beginning the Great Revival. In a melding of fundamentalist Christian practices with African religious and magical beliefs, Revival Zion shepherds (ministers) led followers in a musical
Classic Blues 2: Smithsonian Folkways / Various: VARIOUS ARTISTS: Amazon.ca: Music
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Classic Southern Gospel: Smithsonian Folkways / Var: VARIOUS ARTISTS: Amazon.ca: Music
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