Smithsonian Folkways Launches Online Educational & Interactive Jazz Hub For Enthusiasts Of All Ages Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Marks the 150th Anniversary of the War Between the States with “Civil War Naval Songs” Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Reissues ‘A Treasury of Civil War Songs’ by Tom Glazer to Commemorate 150th Anniversary of War Between the States 'Jazz: The Smithsonian Anthology' Is Landmark Box Set On Genre Ella Jenkins' "Irresistible" (Parenting) Children's Music Into Fifth Decade On 'A Life Of Song' 'JAZZ: The Smithsonian Anthology' New, Landmark 6-CD Box Set With 200-Page Book Out March 29th, 2011, On Smithsonian Folkways Elizabeth Mitchell And Family Play 'Sunny Day' Family Shows Across U.S. Grammy Winners Los Texmaniacs Tour U.S. Following Visit to China Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Releases Elizabeth Mitchell's 'SUNNY DAY' Available October 5, 2010 Ola Belle Reed's Appalachian 'Rising Sun Melodies' Out August 3 From Smithsonian Folkways Smithsonian Folkways Pays Tribute To The Spirit Of The Crescent City With 'Classic Sounds Of New Orleans' Smithsonian Folkways Spotlights Black Appalachian Musician John Jackson's 'Rappahannock Blues' Kronos Quartet Create Seamless Interface With Afghani And Azerbaijani Musicians On Smithsonian Folkways' "Rainbow," Streaming Now On NPR.Org From Afghanistan to Azerbaijan -- via San Francisco: Three New Central Asian Music CD/DVDs from Smithsonian Folkways and the Aga Khan Music Initiative out March 30 Los Texmaniacs Win GRAMMY Award For Best Tejano Album Mining the Interracial History of Appalachian Blues on New Smithsonian Folkways Compilation 'Classic Appalachian Blues' Out February 16 Los Texmaniacs Nominated For Best Tejano Album Grammy Award Happy Birthday Moses Asch! Who Knew Sufjan Stevens, The Kinks And Jerry Garcia Made Kids Music? Guthrie Legacy Continues With New Addition To Folkways Family Music Canon From Sarah Lee Guthrie Sarah Lee Guthrie Continues the Family Musical Tradition, Bringing Grandfather Woody's Lyrics to Life Sarah Lee Guthrie & Family Will Stir Your Imagination With ‘Go Waggaloo’ Out On Smithsonian Folkways Smithsonian Folkways Statement Regarding Mike Seeger New Box Set From Influential Folk Revival Pioneers New Lost City Ramblers Out On Smithsonian Folkways A Unique Collection Of Music Of Wales, ‘Blodeugerdd,’ On Smithsonian Folkways Dance To The Vibrant Sounds Of Venezuela’s National Folk Music On ‘¡Y Que Viva Venezuela!’ Out June 30th On Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Celebrate July 4th With Frederick Douglass’ Powerful Oratory Read By Master Actor Ossie Davis On ‘A Voice Ringing O’er The Gale!’ Out June 30th On Smithsonian Folkways Texas Tornados And Los Super Seven Alum Max Baca's New Album 'Borders Y Bailes' With Los Texmaniacs Out June 30th On Smithsonian Folkways Paraguayan Harpists Say "Greetings America" With 'Maitei America: Harps Of Paraguay,' Out May 19th On Smithsonian Folkways Smithsonian Folkways Recordings To Release Pete Seeger's ‘American Favorite Ballads' Box-Set On April 21 Son De Madera Continues Evolution, Reexamination Of Son Jarocho On ‘Son De Mi Tierra,’ Out On April 21st On Folkways 'Classic Protest Songs From Smithsonian Folkways,' A Stirring Tribute To Three Decades Of Resistance, Out March 24th, 2009 Smithsonian Folkways Takes Home Two Independent Music Awards For Best Americana And Best Gospel Albums Ride The Waves Of The High Seas With Songs From ‘Irish Pirate Ballads’ Out February 10, 2009 On Smithsonian Folkways Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Nominated For Two 2009 Grammy Awards Get Ready To Sing “Honk-Hiss-Tweet-Ggggggggg” With Tom Glazer ¡Que Viva El Canto!', Rafael Manriquez And Friends Brilliant Collection Of Seminal Chilean Folk Music, Out On Folkways September 23 Academy Award-Winning Actor/Producer Michael Douglas Narrates ‘Nobel Voices For Disarmament: 1901–2001,’ Out August 26 On Smithsonian Folkways Cephas And Wiggins’ ‘Richmond Blues’ Brings Piedmont Style From Appalachia To You Smithsonian Folkways Gives You Plenty Of Reasons To Be Happy About The Blues Mexico’s History Comes To Life On ‘Amor, Dolor Y Lagrimas: Mariachi Los Camperos De Nati Cano’
On May 20, 2008! Feel The Excitement Of Colombia’s Signature Sound On ‘¡Ayombe!
The Heart Of Colombia’s Música Vallenata’ On May 6, 2008 Take A Trip To County Sligo With Tony DeMarco Michael Doucet Serves Up Some 'Solo Gombo' Welcome To Tony Trischka’s Banjo ‘Territory’ Smithsonian Folkways To Release ‘La India Canela: Merengue Típico From The Dominican Republic’ On March 25, 2008 Smithsonian Folkways To Release ‘A Tribute To Gonzalo Asencio, “Tío Tom”’ On February 12, 2008 Smithsonian Folkways To Release 'Classic African American Gospel From Smithsonian Folkways' January 29, 2008 Salute To "The First Lady Of Children's Music" Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Releases 'cELLAbration! A Live Tribute To Ella Jenkins' Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Releases 'The Paschall Brothers: On The Road Right Now' Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Takes Home Latin Grammy For Best Folk Album 'Un Fuego De Sangre Pura: Los Gaiteros De San Jacinto From Colombia' Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Releases "Music Of Central Asia" Volumes 4-6, A Co-Production Of The Aga Khan Music Initiative Smithsonian Folkways Recordings To Release 'Sound Neighbours: Contemporary Music In Northern Ireland' On October 23 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Releases Pete Seeger's 'American Favorite Ballads Volume 5' Smithsonian Folkways Recordings To Release Mike Seeger's 'Early Southern Guitar Sounds' On September 11 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings To Release 'Chapinlandia: Marimba Music Of Guatamala' On September 11 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings To Release 'On MY Journey: Paul Robeson's Independent Recordings' On August 28 Fire Up The BBQ With Smithsonian Folkways Recordings “Down home Saturday Night,” Out July 31 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings To Release 'If You Ain't Got The Do-Re-Mi: Songs of Rags And Riches' On March 13 Honk Your Horn For Truckers' Music! SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE THE MIGHTY SPARROW'S 'FIRST FLIGHT: EARLY CALYPSOS FROM THE EMORY COOK COLLECTION' ON OCTOBER 25 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE GROUNDBREAKING "FRIENDS OF OLD TIME MUSIC" BOX SET ON SEPT. 26 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE ELIZABETH MITCHELL'S 'YOU ARE MY LITTLE BIRD' ON AUGUST 29 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE ELIZABETH MITCHELL'S 'YOU ARE MY LITTLE BIRD' ON AUGUST 29 NEW ORLEANS' "HUMAN JUKEBOX" AT WORK SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE CONJUNTO DE ARPA GRANDE ARPEX'S '¡TIERRA CALIENTE! MUSIC FROM THE HOTLANDS OF MICHOACÁN' ON JULY 27 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE CONJUNTO DE ARPA GRANDE ARPEX'S '¡TIERRA CALIENTE! MUSIC FROM THE HOTLANDS OF MICHOACÁN' ON JULY 27 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE 'ALBERTA: WILD ROSES, NORTHERN LIGHTS' ON JUNE 27 COINCIDING WITH SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL'S ALBERTA PROGRAM SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE PETE SEEGER'S 'AMERICAN FAVORITE BALLADS, VOL. 4' ON MAY 23 MIKE SEEGER-CURATED 'MASTERS OF OLD-TIME COUNTRY AUTOHARP' OUT APRIL 25 FEATURING ERNEST "POP" STONEMAN, KILBY SNOW AND NERIAH & KENNETH BENFIELD 'CLASSIC AFRICAN-AMERICAN BALLADS FROM SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS' TO BE RELEASED APRIL 25 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS INAUGURATES GROUND-BREAKING 'MUSIC OF CENTRAL ASIA' SERIES WITH RELEASE OF VOLUMES 1-3 SALES UP OVER 31% LAST YEAR; AMAZING SLATE OF RELEASES THIS YEAR SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE '¡ARRIBA SUENA MARIMBA!: CURRULAO MARIMBA MUSIC FROM COLOMBIA BY GRUPO NAIDY' "CELLABRATION LIVE! A TRIBUTE TO ELLA JENKINS" COMES TO BETHESDA'S MUSIC CENTER AT STRATHMORE FEB. 5 'CLASSIC RAILROAD SONGS FROM SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS' TO BE RELEASED ON JAN. 10 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS EARNS TWO GRAMMY NOMINATIONS International Bluegrass Music Association Inducts Red Allen to Bluegrass Music Hall of Honor WELCOME TO NORTH CAROLINA'S 'DARK HOLLER' Ê SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE 19-TRACK 'ROLAS DE AZTLÁN: SONGS OF THE CHICANO MOVEMENT' ON SEPT. 13 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE HOBART SMITH, IN SACRED TRUST: THE 1963 FLEMING BROWN TAPES ON AUGUST 30, 2005 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM BY NEW YORK'S AFRO-PUERTO RICAN MUSIC STARS LOS PLENEROS DE LA 21 ON JULY 19 SMITHSONIAN CENTER FOR FOLKLIFE AND CULTURAL HERITAGE LAUNCHES MAJOR ONLINE MUSICAL TREASURE TROVE ON JUNE 23 AT 39TH ANNUAL SMITHSONIAN FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE 'CLASSIC SOUTHERN GOSPEL' ON MAY 24 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS EXPANDS ITS ORIGINAL VISION WITH REISSUE OF ITS LANDMARK FIRST ALBUM, OUT APRIL 26 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings To Release 'Bluegrass at the Roots' By The Lilly Brothers & Don Stover on April 26 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE 'EL AVE DE MI SOñAR: MEXICAN SONES HUASTECOS' BY LOS CAMPEROS DE VALLES SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM OF MARIACHI CLASSICS BY NATI CANO'S MARIACHI LOS CAMPEROS MSN Music Makes Historic Songs From Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Available Online for the First Time SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS REAPS FIVE GRAMMY NOMINATIONS 28% OF ELIGIBLE SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS RELEASES HONORED SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO REISSUE STUNNING 'SOLO IN RIO 1959' BY BOSSA NOVA INNOVATOR & GUITAR GREAT LUIZ BONF ON FEBRUARY 22 A WORLD OF SOUND: SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS CONTINUES AMBITIOUS LATINO INITIATIVE IN 2005 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE 'cELLAbration: A TRIBUTE TO ELLA JENKINS' ON SEPT. 21 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE JOHN COHEN-COMPILED 'BACK ROADS TO COLD MOUNTAIN' ON SEPT. 21 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE ELIZABETH COTTEN: 'SHAKE SUGAREE' ON SEPT. 28 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO REISSUE PETE SEEGER'S 'AMERICAN FAVORITE BALLADS, VOL. 3' ON JULY 27 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE 'CLASSIC FOLK MUSIC FROM SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS' JULY 27, 2004 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE 'SÍ, SOY LLANERO: JOROPO MUSIC FROM THE ORINOCO PLAINS OF COLOMBIA' ON JUNE 29, 2004 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE 'DAVE VAN RONK: ƒAND THE TIN PAN BENDED AND THE STORY ENDEDƒ" JUNE 29, 2004 Recorded in October 2001 at the Institute for Musical Traditions, this record captures the final performance of the "Mayor of MacDougal Street." SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE 'TRIBUTE TO A GENERATION: A SALUTE TO THE BIG BANDS OF THE WWII ERA' MAY 25, 2004 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE 'CLASSIC MARITIME SONGS FROM SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS' MAY 25, 2004 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE 'EDDIE PENNINGTON: WALKS THE STRINGS AND EVEN SINGS' APRIL 27, 2004 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDING ARTISTS' VIENTO DE AGUA TO CELEBRATE RELEASE OF 'VIENTO DE AGUA UNPLUGGED: MATERIA PRIMA' ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7 AT SPANISH HARLEM'S JULIA DE BUGOS CULTURAL CENTER SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS: FIRST CD RELEASE OF 'MARY LOU WILLIAMS PRESENTS: BLACK CHRIST OF THE ANDES' MAY 25, 2004 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE 'VIENTO DE AGUA UNPLUGGED: MATERIA PRIMA' ON MARCH 23, 2004 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE 'BLUES HIGHWAY: WARNER WILLIAMS LIVE WITH JAY SUMMEROUR' FEBRUARY 24, 2004 Smithsonian Folkways Chooses Peppercoin for Online Music Payments SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE 'CAPE BRETON FIDDLE AND PIANO MUSIC : THE BEATON FAMILY OF MABOU' JANUARY 20 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE 'CAPE BRETON FIDDLE AND PIANO MUSIC : THE BEATON FAMILY OF MABOU' JANUARY 20 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE "HAVANA & MATANZAS, CUBA ca. 1957: BATA, BEMBE, AND PALO SONGS" NOVEMBER 25, 2003 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE "HAVANA & MATANZAS, CUBA ca. 1957: BATA, BEMBE, AND PALO SONGS" NOVEMBER 25, 2003 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE 'SHARING CULTURES WITH ELLA JENKINS' ON NOVEMBER 25, 2003 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE 'ABAYUDAYA: MUSIC FROM THE JEWISH PEOPLE OF UGANDA' NOVEMBER 4, 2003 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE 'JIBARO HASTA EL HUESO: MOUNTAIN MUSIC OF PUERTO RICO BY ECOS DE BORINQUEN' AUGUST 26, 2003 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE 'SCOTLAND THE REAL: MUSIC FROM CONTEMPORARY CALEDONIA' ON JUNE 24, 2003 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE 'MALI LOLO! STARS OF MALI' JUNE 24, 2003 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO REISSUE PETE SEEGER'S 'AMERICAN FAVORITE BALLADS, VOL. 1' ON JULY 2 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE 'LA BAMBA: SONES JAROCHOS FROM VERACRUZ' ON JUNE 3 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE MIKE SEEGER'S 'TRUE VINE' JUNE 3, 2003 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE 'CLASSIC OLD-TIME MUSIC' APRIL 22, 2003 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO REISSUE 'JEAN RITCHIE: BALLADS FROM HER APPALACHIAN FAMILY TRADITION' ON APRIL 22, 2003 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE 'THE SINGING KETTLE: SINGALONG SONGS FROM SCOTLAND' ON MARCH 25 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE 'IF I HAD MY WAY: EARLY HOME RECORDINGS OF REVEREND GARY DAVIS' ON FEB. 25, 2003 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE TRADITIONAL MUSIC OF PERU 8: PIURA' ON NOVEMBER 26 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO REISSUE 'GROWING UP WITH ELLA JENKINS: RHYTHMS, SONGS, & RHYMES AND CHILDREN FROM THE MARY CRANE DAY CARE CENTER' ON SEPTEMBER 10 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO REISSUE PETE SEEGER'S 'FOLK SONGS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE' ON SEPTEMBER 10 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE 'BELLS AND WINTER FESTIVALS OF GREEK MACEDONIA' ON SEPTEMBER 10, 2002 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE 'VIVA EL MARIACHI: NATI CANO'S MARIACHI LOS CAMPEROS' ON AUGUST 13 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE 'BELLY DANCE! THE BEST OF GEORGE ABDO AND HIS FLAMES OF ARABY ORCHESTRA' ON JUNE 4 SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS TO RELEASE 'DEEPER POLKA' ON MAY 21