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Thanksgiving from Smithsonian Folkways

Playlist Info

Catalog Number

FPL10031

Duration

44:24

Year Published

2012

Copyright

2012 Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Agent(s)

Bill Monroe; David and Billie Ray Johnson; Doc Watson; Elizabeth Cotten; Irene Dailey; Kinsey West Singers

Country(s)

United States

Genre(s)

African American Music; American Folk; Bluegrass; Holiday; Spoken Word

Instrument(s)

Banjo; Fiddle; Vocals

Folkways Suggests

ALBUMS

Elizabeth Cotten, Volume 3: When I'm Gone

Elizabeth Cotten
Freight Train and Other North Carolina Folk Songs and Tunes

Elizabeth Cotten
Shake Sugaree

Elizabeth Cotten
Bluegrass

David and Billie Ray Johnson
Live!

Elizabeth Cotten

VIDEOS

Introduction to Lead Belly: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
"Cradle Hymn" by Elizabeth Mitchell from The Sounding Joy
Natividad "Nati" Cano of Mariachi Los Camperos Demonstrates Mariachi
Banjo Builders, Volume 3 Preview: Kevin Fore
"Freight Train" by Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten

PLAYLIST

From the Archives
Women and Folk from Smithsonian Folkways
From the Archives
Ballad Songs from Smithsonian Folkways
From the Archives
Sounds from Appalachia from Smithsonian Folkways
From the Archives
A Quarter Century of Smithsonian Folkways
From the Archives
Bluegrass

LESSON PLANS

Shape Note Singing Lesson
Lead Belly and His Legacy of Southern Song
Bluegrass Music: A Toe-Tapping Exploration of an American Art Form
From Tarantella to Tyrol: a Tour of Italian Folk Music
Blending African and Irish Sensibilities in Virginia’s Music

ARTICLES

From the Archives
Bluegrass on Folkways: An American roots tradition
From the Archives
Bill Monroe: Bluegrass innovator
From the Archives
The Look of the Listen - Lesson plan | Smithsonian Folkways ...
From the Archives
Mike Seeger: American Folk Revivalist and Historian
From the Archives
National Heritage Awards: Honoring Traditional Artists in the USA

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