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- Sneak Preview: Serrano de Corazón by Guillermo Velázquez y Los Leones de la Sierra de Xichú (out 08/26/16) | Sneak Preview
- Smithsonian Folkways Remembers Ralph Stanley (1927-2016) | tribute
- Now Available: Songs of Struggle & Hope by Agustín Lira | New Release
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- Sale: Celebrate Ella Jenkins’ 92nd Birthday with Smithsonian Folkways | Celebrate
- Growing up Singing: Classic Folk Songs for Kids from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings | New Release
- Back to School Sale and Bobby Susser Songs for Children | News | Celebrate
- Celebrating the Mexican Tradition of Huapango Arribeño: Guillermo Velázquez y Los Leones de la Sierra de Xichú to Release ‘Serrano de Corazón’ | New Release
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Back to School Sale and Bobby Susser Songs for Children
Here at Smithsonian Folkways, we’re passionate about music, learning, and fun! In honor of the annual back-to-school time, we’re offering a 20% sale off all Children’s Music genre CDs. You can pick up our recent Classic Folk Songs for Kids release, celebrate the 10th anniversary of Elizabeth Mitchell’s You Are My Little Bird, dig into the rich works of Ella Jenkins and Pete Seeger, or explore kids’ songs of the world. Find something new for the student in your life or in you.
Discount: Enter code BACK2SCHOOL16 and save 20% off Children’s Music genre albums through September 19.
To help you navigate the many children’s albums in the catalog, Patricia Shehan Campbell, Donald E. Peterson Professor of Music at the University of Washington, Advisory Board Chair of Smithsonian Folkways, and educational consultant for the historic recordings of Alan Lomax, chose ten of her favorite Smithsonian Folkways children’s recordings.
Listen to and read about Patricia Campbell’s playlist here
On September 9th, Smithsonian Folkways will release a new acquisition, a collection of music from songwriter and producer Bobby Susser. Bobby Susser Songs for Children, originally published between 1994 and 2012 by New Hope Records, is comprised of twelve albums of newly composed vocal and instrumental music, directed toward childhood’s universal development needs. Bobby Susser has worked with a wide array of musicians, from The Drifters' late lead singer Ben E. King (d. 2015) to singer/songwriter Paul Simon.
Most Popular News
- Sneak Preview: Serrano de Corazón by Guillermo Velázquez y Los Leones de la Sierra de Xichú (out 08/26/16) | Sneak Preview
- Smithsonian Folkways Remembers Ralph Stanley (1927-2016) | tribute
- Now Available: Songs of Struggle & Hope by Agustín Lira | New Release
- People's Picks: A Polyrhythmic Tour with Wild Belle's Elliot Bergman | People’s Picks | Playlists
- Sale: Celebrate Ella Jenkins’ 92nd Birthday with Smithsonian Folkways | Celebrate
- Growing up Singing: Classic Folk Songs for Kids from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings | New Release
- Back to School Sale and Bobby Susser Songs for Children | News | Celebrate
- Celebrating the Mexican Tradition of Huapango Arribeño: Guillermo Velázquez y Los Leones de la Sierra de Xichú to Release ‘Serrano de Corazón’ | New Release