Smithsonian Folkways Recordings // February 24, 2026 Joy Harjo, 23rd Poet Laureate of the United States and Member of the Muscogee Nation, announces new album, Insomnia and Seven Steps to Grace Read More
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings // January 13, 2026 Kronos Quartet to Release Glorious Mahalia, Tribute to Mahalia Jackson, April 3 on Smithsonian Folkways Read More
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings // December 19, 2025 Smithsonian Folkways Releases New Digital Editions of Clifton Chenier’s Entire Full-Length Arhoolie Records Catalog Read More
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings // December 2, 2025 A Look Back At Smithsonian Folkways’ 2025 Read More
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings // November 5, 2025 US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo Announces 2026 Album with Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Read More
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings // October 15, 2025 Los Originarios del Plan Announce New Album ¡Puritito Michoacán! Out October 31st on Smithsonian Folkways Read More
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings // October 1, 2025 Smithsonian Folkways Releases Sampler of Rare, Unreleased, and Classic Tracks by Clifton Chenier Ahead of Landmark Box Set coming February 6th, 2026 Read More
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings // July 22, 2025 Meklit to Release A Piece of Infinity, first album for Smithsonian Folkways, on 9/26 Read More
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings // July 16, 2025 Julian Kytasty announces release of 'Songs of Truth: Music and Song from the Kobzar Tradition of Ukraine' Read More
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings // June 10, 2025 Smithsonian Folkways Announces ‘Clifton Chenier: King of Louisiana Blues and Zydeco,’ First-Ever Box Set Devoted to the Legendary Zydeco Originator Read More
