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Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal, and Jesse Paris Smith collaborate on 'Songs from the Bardo'
Laurie Anderson, Tenzin Choegyal, and Jesse Paris Smith collaborate on 'Songs from the Bardo', available September 27th, 2019 and available for pre-order now.
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New Album From Mariachi Los Camperos Out August 23
Mariachi Los Camperos has announced the upcoming release of their new album De Ayer para Siempre (From Yesterday to Forever), out August 23rd! The GRAMMY-award winning ensemble animates traditional …
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Historic Stinson Records Joins Smithsonian Folkways Catalog
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings has acquired the historic Stinson Records catalog: nearly a hundred albums that include foundational Woody Guthrie and Lead Belly recordings as well as works of …
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The Folkways Father's Day Sale Has Begun
Father's Day is coming around the corner faster than a Harley-Davidson bought during a recent midlife crisis -- make sure Dad doesn't spring for leather chaps this year, and buy him brand new merch …
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Smithsonian Folkways and J.P. Harris Present Outside Folk at the Newport Folk Festival
Smithsonian Folkways has teamed up with the famed Newport Folk Festival to present J.P. Harris’ Outside Folk, featuring Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Judy Collins, Ari Hest, Alice Gerrard, Allison de Groot, …
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Honoring Pete Seeger at the 2019 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
Smithsonian Folkways Family Concert Honoring the Legacy of Pete Seeger
Sunday, June 30 2019 @ 10:30 AM
National Mall (Rinzler Stage)
Smithsonian Folkways and the Smithsonian Folklife Festival …
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Sunny Jain To Release Solo Album On Smithsonian Folkways In 2020
Sunny Jain has announced the release of his debut solo album with Smithsonian Folkways in 2020. Jain is the dynamic bandleader and dhol player of global party band Red Baraat, and has collaborated …
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Smithsonian Folkways Remembers John Starling (1940-2019)
Smithsonian Folkways mourns the passing of GRAMMY-award winning musician and Bluegrass Hall of Fame inductee John Starling (1940-2019), who died May 2 at the age of 79 in his home of Fredricksburg, …
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Celebrate Pete's 100th Birthday With Our #SpiritofSeeger Digital Hootenanny!
Pete Seeger’s 100th birthday is this week, and it’s time to celebrate! We’re asking Seeger fans, artists, activists, folkies, musicians, enthusiasts, and everyone in between to join Smithsonian …
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Chicago Celebrates Ella Jenkins at the DuSable Museum
Join Smithsonian Folkways on April 13, 2019 at the DuSable Museum of African American History in Chicago for A Celebration of Ella!!, a day of performances and activities honoring the music and …