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Cover StoryAppalachian Blues: Blues from the mountainsThe Appalachian Mountains are only now beginning to be recognized as one of the primary incubators of African-American music, especially the blues tradition...
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Artist SpotlightRappahannock Blues: John JacksonBlues artist, songster, and storyteller, John Jackson was the most...
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Archive SpotlightNational Anthem by Pete SeegerPete Seeger Sings the U.S. National Anthem at the Ralph Rinzler Memorial in 1995.
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video spotlight"West Virginia, My Home" by Hazel Dickens at 2003 Smithsonian Folklife FestivalHazel Dickens, an accomplished bluegrass artist, performs "West Virginia, My Home". Hazel Dickens became an accomplished bluegrass performer at a time when the genre was dominated by men. She is also an admired advocate for women's and worker's rights. Along with fellow musician and friend Alice Gerrard, she empowered countless female singers and musicians to succeed without sacrificing integrity. In this performance, Dickens, herself the eighth of eleven children born to a West Virginia mining family, pays homage to her home state.
Albums
From the Collection
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Solo in Rio 1959Luiz Bonfá
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Classic African-American Ballads from Smithsonian FolkwaysVarious Artists
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Classic Appalachian Blues from Smithsonian FolkwaysVarious Artists
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Folk Music of YugoslaviaVarious Artists