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 | For more than 60 years, the Folkways label has delivered some of the best recordings of American folk and traditional music from around the world. Whether you're looking for essential protest anthems, Cajun tunes, Irish ballads, kids' songs, work songs, or traditional techniques on the fiddle...Folkways has touched it all. Learn more about the Folkways label with the history and artists profiled below. | |
All About Smithsonian Folkways
Learn more about Moses Asch's behemoth collection of folk songs from all over the world - how it has influenced generations of folksingers and fans, and how it wound up in the hands of the Smithsonian.
| Profile: Woody Guthrie
Woody Guthrie would have had a career in music regardless, but the money he received from Moe Asch to record his songs certainly helped him get by for many years. The result is an awesome collection of hundreds of classic folk songs by one of the masters. Learn more about Woody with this profile.
| Essential Pete Seeger Songs
Toward the beginning of his career, Pete Seeger spent a good amount of time recording songs for the Folkways label, first as a member of the Almanac Singers and then on his own - protest songs, anthems, work songs, and children's songs. Check out this selection of essential Pete Seeger songs.
| Folk Music for Kids
When it comes to folk music aimed at teaching children and introducing them to the joys of music, the folks at Folkways have always done the finest job of delivering great recordings. Not all of these albums were released by Folkways, but here's a look at great folk music recordings for children.
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