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  • Paredon Records founders Irwin Silber and Barbara Dane, Photo by Diana Davies

    Paredon Records founders Irwin Silber and Barbara Dane, Photo by Diana Davies

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    Smithsonian Folkways Remembers Irwin Silber

    September 8, 2010

    Smithsonian Folkways is saddened to report the death of Irwin Silber on September 8th 2010. Silber was co-founder of Paredon Records with Barbara Dane, longtime collaborator with Folkways founder Moses Asch and constant friend to the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.