Folk

Spirituals, guitar evangelists, "Shout" bands, quartets and choirs sing out the sacred sounds of African American Gospel music. This Smithsonian Folkways "Classic" spans over a half century of select recordings to paint a broad panorama of this cherished...

Special performance captured in Europe from one of the leading voices of the 1960's folk movement... but much later on in her career. Includes her signature song "Diamonds And Rust", her takes of "The Boxer", "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" and "The Rose"...

Spark, is a collection of songs written by Karin Bergquist & Linford Detweiler of Over The Rhine (title track, 'Spark'), Jackson Browne, David Gray, Sara Hickman, Jeff Black, the unlikely duo of Slaid Cleaves & Woody Guthrie, and still more revered...

Spanning 30 years of studio, live, and rare recordings, Starlight on the Rails is the most complete collection of work ever released from folk music icon and 'Golden Voice of the Great Southwest' Utah Phillips. This definitive set includes Utah's...

Southern folk poet Pierce Pettis returns with the most powerful album of his career. The album's title State of Grace refers to Pettis' home state of Alabama, and his perspective as a son of the south shines throught on each of the album's tracks. A must...

Sour Grapes and Yes I Guess They Oughta Name a Drink after You display that trademark Prine wit on this 1972 release.1. Everybody 2. The Torch Singer 3. Souvenirs 4. The Late John Garfield Blues 5. Sour Grapes 6. Billy the Bum 7. The Frying Pan 8. Yes I...

Songwriter, author, song collector, disc jockey, talent scout, and folk singer - these are just some of the many musical hats that the late Oscar Brand wore during a career that began in the 1940s and ended only with his death, at the age of 96, in 2016...

Songs originating in the Frontier Era in and around Pittsburgh were rediscovered by Jacob A. Evanson, sung here by Vivien Richman. While there are a few cheerful and amusing ditties ("Pittsburg Town" "Soho on a Saturday Night") most have a tone that...

Songs of the Spanish Civil War rekindles the hymnal of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade, more than 2600 American volunteers who fought General Francisco Franco and his fellow fascists from Italy & Nazi Germany to defend the popularly elected Spanish Republic...

Songs of the frontier, of work, love, and despair are presented here by Rosalie Sorrels, a dedicated folklorist and true Idaho icon. Some of the regional repertoire was passed on by locals from Boise to Burley; other tracks reflect the influence of...

Songs of the American labor movement over the 20th century called for just wages, dignity and a fair shake. CLASSIC LABOR SONGS is a collage of these voices, champions of the movement, singing songs with a passion and love for their fellow workers that...

Songs of Sea and Shore is a collection of traditional chanties from the eastern seaboard of North America, many of them with roots in Britain or Ireland. Stuart Frank, who launched the Mystic Seaport and Sea Music Festival, sings and accompanies himself...