Skip to main content
Music of the people, by the people, for the people
Folklife
Folkways
Festival
Explore
Learn
Join
Shop
Explore
Explore Overview
Folkways Magazine
Articles
Artists
Playlists
Podcasts
Videos
Learn
Learn Overview
Lesson Plans
Courses
Interactives
Libraries
Partners
Join
Memberships
Jobs & Internships
Mailing List
Donations
Visit Us
Shop
Shop Overview
Best Sellers
Books
Box Sets
DVDs
Essential Picks
Gift Certificates
Labels & Collections
Merchandise
New Releases
Series
Vinyl
About
Mission & History
Donors & Patrons
Staff
Awards
Proposals
News
Customer Service
Ordering Information
Print Catalogs
Distributors
Educational Discounts
Wholesale Inquiries
Licensing Requests
Download Manager
Download Support
Shopping Cart
My Account
FAQ
Browse By
Genre
African American Music
African American Spoken
American Folk
American History
American Indian
American Popular
Bluegrass
Blues
Cajun
Caribbean
Celtic
Central Asia
Children's
Classical
Contemporary & Electronic
Country
Documentary
Drama
Gospel
Hawai'i
Historical Song
Holiday
Humor
India
Islamica
Jazz & Ragtime
Judaica
Language Instruction
Latin
Music Instruction
Old Time
Oral History & Biography
Poetry
Prose
Psychology & Health
Sacred
Science & Nature
Sounds
Soundtracks & Musicals
Spoken Word
Struggle & Protest
World
World History
Country
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bermuda
Bhutan
Bolivia
Botswana
Brazil
British Virgin Islands
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Byelorussia
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Costa Rica
Cote d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
England
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
French Guiana
French Polynesia
Gabon
Gambia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Hawaii
Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Korea, North
Korea, South
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Lithuania
Macedonia
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Mali
Malta
Martinique
Mexico
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
Northern Ireland
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palestinian Territory
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Samoa
Saudi Arabia
Scotland
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Suriname
Swaziland
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
USSR (former)
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Virgin Islands of the United States
Wales
Yemen
Yugoslavia (former)
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Artist
Beausoleil
Big Mama Thornton
Big Bill Broonzy
Brownie McGhee
Dock Boggs
Clifton Chenier
Elizabeth Cotten
Country Gentlemen
Woody Guthrie
Roscoe Holcomb
Lightnin' Hopkins
Ella Jenkins
Flaco Jiménez
Lead Belly
Mance Lipscomb
Fred McDowell
Mary Lou Williams
Memphis Slim
Mighty Sparrow
Elizabeth Mitchell
Bill Monroe
New Lost City Ramblers
David Nzomo
Suni Paz
Jean Ritchie
Tony Schwartz
Mike Seeger
Peggy Seeger
Pete Seeger
Mike Seeger
Snooks Eaglin
Sonny Terry
Dave Van Ronk
Label/Collection
ARCE
Arhoolie
Blue Ridge Institute
Bobby Susser
Collector
Cook
Dyer-Bennet
Fast Folk
Folkways
ILAM
Mickey Hart
MORE
Monitor
Paredon
Smithsonian Folkways
UNESCO
Browse By
Genre
African American Music
African American Spoken
American Folk
American History
American Indian
American Popular
Bluegrass
Blues
Cajun
Caribbean
Celtic
Central Asia
Children's
Classical
Contemporary & Electronic
Country
Documentary
Drama
Gospel
Hawai'i
Historical Song
Holiday
Humor
India
Islamica
Jazz & Ragtime
Judaica
Language Instruction
Latin
Music Instruction
Old Time
Oral History & Biography
Poetry
Prose
Psychology & Health
Sacred
Science & Nature
Sounds
Soundtracks & Musicals
Spoken Word
Struggle & Protest
World
World History
Geography
Africa
Eastern Africa
Burundi
Comoros
Djibouti
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Kenya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mauritius
Mayotte
Mozambique
Reunion
Rwanda
Seychelles
Somalia
Tanzania
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Middle Africa
Angola
Cameroon
Central African Republic
Chad
Congo (Brazzaville)
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Sao Tome and Principe
Northern Africa
Algeria
Egypt
Libya
Morocco
Sudan
Tunisia
Western Sahara
Southern Africa
Botswana
Lesotho
Namibia
South Africa
Swaziland
Western Africa
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Cote d'Ivoire
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Liberia
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Nigeria
Saint Helena
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Togo
Americas
Caribbean
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Aruba
Bahamas
Barbados
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Haiti
Jamaica
Martinique
Montserrat
Netherlands Antilles
Puerto Rico
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
Turks and Caicos
Virgin Islands of the United States
Central America
Belize
Costa Rica
El Salvador
Guatemala
Honduras
Nicaragua
Panama
Northern America
Bermuda
Canada
Greenland
Hawaii
Mexico
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
United States
Southern America
Argentina
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas)
French Guiana
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
Asia
Central Asia
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Northeast Asia
China
Hong Kong
Japan
Korea, North
Korea, South
Macao
Mongolia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
Brunei
Cambodia
Indonesia
Laos
Malaysia
Myanmar
Philippines
Singapore
Thailand
Timor Leste
Vietnam
Southern Asia
Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Iran
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Palestinian Territory
Sri Lanka
Western Asia
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Cyprus
Georgia
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syria
Turkey
United Arab Emirates
Yemen
Europe
Eastern Europe
Belarus
Bulgaria
Byelorussia
Czech Republic
Hungary
Moldova
Poland
Romania
Russia
Slovakia
Ukraine
USSR (former)
Northern Europe
Bouvet Island
Channel Islands
Denmark
England
Estonia
Faroe Islands
Finland
Iceland
Ireland
Isle of Man
Latvia
Lithuania
Northern Ireland
Norway
Scotland
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Sweden
United Kingdom
Wales
Southern Europe
Albania
Andorra
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Croatia
Gibraltar
Greece
Italy
Macedonia
Malta
Monaco
Portugal
San Marino
Serbia and Montenegro
Slovenia
Spain
Vatican City (Holy See)
Yugoslavia (former)
Western Europe
Austria
Belgium
France
Germany
Liechtenstein
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Switzerland
Oceania
Australia and New Zealand
Australia
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
New Zealand
Norfolk Island
Melanesia
Fiji
New Caledonia
Papua New Guinea
Solomon Islands
Vanuatu
Micronesia
Guam
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Nauru
Northern Mariana Islands
Palau
Polynesia
Cook Islands
French Polynesia
Johnston Island
Niue
Pitcairn
Samoa
Tokelau
Tonga
Tuvalu
Wallis & Futuna Islands
Artist
Beausoleil
Big Mama Thornton
Big Bill Broonzy
Brownie McGhee
Dock Boggs
Clifton Chenier
Elizabeth Cotten
Country Gentlemen
Woody Guthrie
Roscoe Holcomb
Lightnin' Hopkins
Ella Jenkins
Flaco Jiménez
Lead Belly
Mance Lipscomb
Fred McDowell
Mary Lou Williams
Memphis Slim
Mighty Sparrow
Elizabeth Mitchell
Bill Monroe
New Lost City Ramblers
David Nzomo
Suni Paz
Jean Ritchie
Tony Schwartz
Mike Seeger
Peggy Seeger
Pete Seeger
Mike Seeger
Snooks Eaglin
Sonny Terry
Dave Van Ronk
...
Label
ARCE
Arhoolie
Blue Ridge Institute
Bobby Susser
Collector
Cook
Dyer-Bennet
Fast Folk
Folkways
ILAM
Mickey Hart
MORE
Monitor
Paredon
Smithsonian Folkways
UNESCO
Showing 14409 results for
American Folk
https://si-wsdsrch01.si.edu/search?site=folkways&client;=folkways&output;=xml_no_dtd&getfields;=*&filter;=0&rc;=1&q;=American+Folk#=24&start;=0
Filter By
Clear Filters
Content Type
Select one
Album
Article
Artist
Lesson Plan
Merchandise
Playlist
Podcast
Track
Video
Genre
Select one
African American Music
African American Spoken
American Folk
American History
American Indian
American Popular
Bluegrass
Blues
Cajun & Zydeco
Caribbean
Celtic
Central Asia
Children's
Classical
Country
Documentary
Gospel
Hip Hop
Historical Song
Holiday
Humor
India
Islamica
Jazz & Ragtime
Judaica
Latin
Miscellany
Music Instruction
Old Time
Poetry
Prose
Psychology & Health
Sacred
Science & Nature
Sounds
Soundtracks & Musicals
Spoken Word
Struggle & Protest
World
World History
Country
Select one
Afghanistan
Algeria
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bermuda
Bolivia
Borneo (former)
Brazil
Burkina Faso
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Congo (Kinshasa)
Croatia
Cuba
Czech Republic
Côte d'Ivoire
Denmark
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
England
Eritrea
Estonia
Ethiopia
Finland
France
French Equatorial Africa (former)
Gambia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Guadeloupe
Guatemala
Guinea
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Korea (former)
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Liberia
Lithuania
Madagascar
Malaysia
Mali
Martinique
Mexico
Myanmar
New Zealand
Nigeria
Norway
Panama
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Romania
Russia
Scotland
Senegal
South Africa
Spain
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Sweden
Switzerland
Tanzania
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
USSR (former)
Uganda
Ukraine
United Kingdom
United States
Uruguay
Venezuela
Vietnam
Wales
Artist
Select one
Adelaide Van Wey
Andrew Rowan Summers
Anne Grimes
Archibald L. Camp
Artus Moser
Barbara Dane
Bascom Lamar Lunsford
Bernice Johnson Reagon
Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys
Bob Everhart
Buck Ramsey
Bud Reed
Buell Kazee
Cisco Houston
Daniel Littleton
Dave Van Ronk
Dillard Chandler
Dock Boggs
Earl Robinson
Ed Badeaux
Eddie Pennington
Elizabeth Cotten
Elizabeth Mitchell
Ella Jenkins
Ellen Stekert
Gary Green
Guy Carawan
Harry "Haywire Mac" McClintock
Harry Jackson
Harry and Jeanie West
Hermes Nye
Hobart Smith
Horace Sprott
Horton Barker
Jack Hardy
Jean Ritchie
Jeff Ampolsk
Jerry Silverman
Jim Douglas
Joan O'Bryant
Joe Glazer
John Cohen
John Jackson
John Lomax, Jr.
Josh White
June Lazare
Karen James
Kevin Roth
Kilby Snow
Larry Penn
Latvian Folk Ensemble of New York
Lead Belly
Liz Getz
Logan English
Loman Cansler
Lucinda Williams
Malvina Reynolds
Mark Dann
Mark Spoelstra
Michael Holmes
Michel LaRue
Mike Seeger
Moving Star Hall Singers
Ola Belle Reed
Oscar Brand
Paul Clayton
Paul Robeson
Peggy Seeger
Pete Seeger
Peter La Farge
Phil Ochs
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Richard Dyer-Bennet
Richard Meyer
Rosalie Sorrels
Roscoe Holcomb
Sam Hinton
Sammy Walker
Serious Bizness
Sonny Terry
Stuart M. Frank
The Bergerfolk
The Colonial Band of Boston
The Doc Watson Family
The Foc'sle Singers
The Golden Eagle String Band
The New Lost City Ramblers
The Old Sturbridge Singers
The Poplin Family
The X-Seamen's Institute
Tom Glazer
Tom Sullivan
Tony Schwartz
Tracy Schwarz
Various Artists
Wade Ward
Wallace House
Walt Robertson
Willie Sordill
Woody Guthrie
Instrument
Select one
12-String Guitar
5-string banjo
Accordion
Acoustic guitar
Appalachian dulcimer
Autoharp
Background vocal
Bajo sexto
Banjo
Bass
Bass guitar
Bass, electric
Bones
Bugarija (Lute)
Can
Cello
Chorus
Clarinet
Concertina
Conga (Drum)
Cowbells
Cuatro
Cymbals
Dobro
Doorbells
Drum
Drum kit
Drum set
Drums
Dulcimer
Electric guitar
Fiddle
Flute
Foot stomping
Guitar
Guitar, acoustic
Guitar, electric
Guitar, rhythm
Hammered dulcimer
Handclapping
Harmonica
Harmonium
Harmony vocal
Harp
Hawaiian guitar
Jew's harp
Jug
Kazoo
Keyboards (Music)
Lead guitar
Lead vocal
Lute
Mandolin
Maraca
Melodeon (Button-key accordion)
Mouth bow
Ocarina
Oil drum
Organ
Organ (Musical instrument)
Penny whistle
Percussion
Percussion instruments
Piano
Psaltery
Pump organ
Rattle (Musical instrument)
Recorder (Muscial instrument)
Saxophone
Spoken word
Spoons (Musical instrument)
Sticks, Rhythm
Synthesizer (Musical instrument)
Tambourine
Tambourine (Drum)
Tenor banjo
Triangle (Musical instrument)
Trombone
Trumpet
Tuba
Twelve string guitar
Ukulele
Upright bass
Viola
Violin
Violoncello
Vocal
Vocal Group
Vocals
Vocals, group
Vocals, lead
Voice
Washboard
Washboard band music
Washtub bass
Whistle
Whistling
Woodblock
Xylophone
Zither
More
Region
Select one
Africa
Asia
Europe
Oceania
The Americas
SubRegion
Select one
Australia & New Zealand
Caribbean
Central America
Central Asia
Eastern Africa
Eastern Europe
Melanesia
Middle Africa
Northeast Asia
Northern Africa
Northern America
Northern Europe
Polynesia
Southeast Asia
Southern Africa
Southern America
Southern Asia
Southern Europe
Western Africa
Western Asia
Western Europe
Era
Select one
1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960's
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
Label
Select one
Arhoolie Records
Blue Ridge Institute
Collector Records
Cook Records
Dyer-Bennet Records
Fast Folk Musical Magazine
Folk-Legacy Records
Folkways Records
Mickey Hart Collection
Minority Owned Record Enterprises (MORE)
Monitor Records
Other
Paredon Records
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
UNESCO Collection of Traditional Music
Release Decade
Select one
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
LESSON PLAN
Hootenanny, Hootin' Annie, Will You Dance...
LESSON PLAN
The Power of Pete Seeger’s Songs and Stories
ARTIST
Peggy Seeger
LESSON PLAN
Lead Belly and His Legacy of Southern Song
Artist Spotlight
Mike Seeger: American Folk Revivalist and...
Artist Spotlight
Peggy Seeger: A Life of Music, Love, and...
Lesson Plans
Artist Spotlight
Elizabeth Cotten: Master of American folk...
ALBUM
Anthology of American Folk Music®
Various Artists
Cover Story
Pete Seeger: Standing Tall | Smithsonian...
Magazine
Rap and Hip-Hop Bring Folk Music to a New...
The Folkways Collection: A podcast series...
Artist Spotlight
Pete Seeger: American Folk Icon
ALBUM
Sea Island Folk Festival: Moving Star Hall...
Moving Star Hall Singers
ALBUM
Music Down Home: An Introduction to Negro...
Various Artists
Tribute
Smithsonian Folkways and Friends Remember...
Tribute
A Tribute to Pete Seeger (1919-2014)
Tribute
A Tribute to Pete Seeger (1919-2014)
Recording Spotlight
Fast Folk: A community of singers and...
ALBUM
Introducing American Folk Music
Various Artists
ALBUM
Folk Music of the Newport Folk Festival, Vol....
Various Artists
ALBUM
Fast Folk Musical Magazine (Vol. 1, No. 1)
Various Artists
ALBUM
Folk Masters: Great Performances Recorded...
Various Artists
LESSON PLAN
Bluegrass Music: A Toe-Tapping Exploration of...
The item was succesfully added to cart.
Join our email list for the latest news from Smithsonian Folkways and the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage
Click to Join
TOP
LESSON PLAN Hootenanny, Hootin' Annie, Will You Dance...
LESSON PLAN The Power of Pete Seeger’s Songs and Stories
ARTIST Peggy Seeger
LESSON PLAN Lead Belly and His Legacy of Southern Song
Artist Spotlight Mike Seeger: American Folk Revivalist and...
Artist Spotlight Peggy Seeger: A Life of Music, Love, and...
Artist Spotlight Elizabeth Cotten: Master of American folk...
Cover Story Pete Seeger: Standing Tall | Smithsonian...
Artist Spotlight Pete Seeger: American Folk Icon
Recording Spotlight Fast Folk: A community of singers and...
LESSON PLAN Bluegrass Music: A Toe-Tapping Exploration of...