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Announcing 'Songs of Our Native Daughters'Announcing Songs of Our Native Daughters from Rhiannon Giddens, Amythyst Kiah, Leyla McCalla, and Allison Russell....
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New Year, New Vinyl ReissuesThe Smithsonian Folkways Vinyl Reissue Series marches proudly into 2019 with a set of releases from Lead Belly, Dave Van Ronk, and Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, four legendary Folkways artists whose …
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Cook Records ReissuesCook Records, the record label of famed audio engineer/inventor Emory Cook, was acquired by Smithsonian Folkways in 1990 – one of the label’s earliest acquisitions. The wide-ranging collection of 140 …
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Celebrating 'The Social Power of Music' in 2019 with new 4-disc box set and bookFrom parties to protests to prayer, music is a powerful catalyst for celebration, for change, and for a sense of community. Through making music together, we become bigger than ourselves. Whether …
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Dom Flemons and Los Texmaniacs nominated for 2019 Grammy AwardsCongratulations are in order to Dom Flemons and Los Texmaniacs, who have been recognized for their incredible work in folk and traditional music with 2019 Grammy Award nominations!
Dom Flemons’ …
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Smithsonian Folkways Showcase at APAPSmithsonian Folkways is heading to New York City for this year’s Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) conference! On January 6, 2019 at the Rockwood Music Hall, the Smithsonian …
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Announcing Lula Wiles What Will We Do, hear “Love Gone Wrong” and “Good Old American Values”On their new release, What Will We Do, Lula Wiles channels infectious energy and bold insight into music that strikes with purpose. Available January 25th, 2019, the band’s sophomore album (and first …
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Vinyl News: The Reissue Series Continues and Del McCoury Celebrates Fifty YearsOur 70th anniversary has been a complete blast, and the year isn’t over just yet! In 2018, we introduced the brand new Smithsonian Folkways Vinyl Reissue Series, giving fans and collectors a chance …
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Smithsonian Folkways Remembers Burt Feintuch (1949-2018)Smithsonian Folkways mourns the sudden passing of folklorist, author, professor, producer, and musician Burt Feintuch (1949-2018), who died October 29 at the age of 69. Feintuch produced three albums …
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Southern sounds inspired by Bill TraylorIn conjunction with the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s exhibition “Between Worlds: The Art of Bill Traylor,” Smithsonian Folkways Recordings has released a new playlist that is inspired by the …