Browse Titles - 3360 results

See details

400 Years of Folk Music

produced by Steven Smolian (Folkways Records, 1964), 30 mins

In the early 1960s, multi-instrumentalists Steve Addiss, Bill Crofut, and Tim Prentice traveled to China, Southeast Asia, and Africa as part of the State Department's Cultural Exchange Program. This recording features tunes and songs associated with their journey—some from their own repertoire, and some learned...

Sample

See details

400 Years of Folk Music

400 Years of Folk Music (Folkways Records, 1964)

Sample

See details

900 Miles and other R.R. Songs

produced by Moses Asch, 1905-1986 (Folkways Records, 1953), 43 mins

Railroaders and cowboys share a need for music to bolster their spirits during long days and to celebrate night’s freedom. Cisco Houston sings ballads from the range and from the lonesome track, where "the drivers are still rolling, and the gamblers and work gangs, boomers and bums, are highballing it out of no...

Sample

See details

900 Miles and other R.R. Songs

900 Miles and other R.R. Songs (Folkways Records, 1953)

Sample

See details

12-String Guitar as Played by Lead Belly

(Folkways Records, 1962), 1 hour 20 mins

Pete Seeger teaches the 12-string guitar as played by the virtuoso Lead Belly through a detailed breakdown of both the instrument itself (how to tune it, steel vs. silk strings etc.) and step-by-step explanations of Lead Belly’s songs. Here, Pete Seeger pays homage to his friend and mentor Lead Belly by teachin...

Sample

See details

12-String Guitar as Played by Lead Belly

12-String Guitar as Played by Lead Belly (Folkways Records, 1962)

Sample

See details

Abiyoyo and Other Story Songs for Children

(Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, 1991), 42 mins

A wonderful collection of story songs, including the famous saga of the kindly giant Abiyoyo. Parents and kids can follow along with the complete text in the enclosed booklet. "An essential collection." —Record Roundup

Sample