In conjunction with the 2009 Smithsonian Folklife Festival, held June 24th - July 5th on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Smithsonian Folkways will release four albums:

A Voice Ringing O'er the Gale! The Oratory of Frederick Douglass Read by Ossie Davis as part of the Giving Voice: The Power of Words in African American Culture Festival program.

Borders y Bailes from Los Texmaniacs and ¡Y Que Viva Venezuela! Maestros del Joropo Oriental as part of the Las Américas: Un Mundo Musical Festival program.

Blodeugerdd - Song of the Flowers: An Anthology of Welsh Music and Song as part of the Wales Smithsonian Cymru Festival program.

Join the monthly Smithsonian Folkways mailing list for more information on these albums when they are available, and we'll see you at the Folklife Festival!