Folk

Once again, Ian Carter and Nicola Kearey of Stick In The Wheel took up their recording equipment and ventured to new places within England, both physically and metaphorically. Asking folk and traditional musicians what 'From Here' meant to them: this...

On What Will We Do, Lula Wiles channel infectious energy and bold insight into music that strikes with purpose. The band fosters contradiction, embracing the spirit of traditional American music, yet unflinchingly calling into question the virtues of the...

On Wayfinder, the follow-up to the acclaimed 2019 album Free Company, Oakland-based songwriter Taylor Vick, under her songwriting moniker Boy Scouts, chases down life's queries to the very edge of the horizon. This is an album that's not afraid to track...

On this unique album, Adelaide Van Wey sings Creole songs in the distinctive patois of New Orleans and performs street cries from the eastern United States. Zither accompaniment adds an enigmatic touch to each rhyme.1. Remon 2. Salangadou 3. Lu-Lu-Lu 4...

On this remarkable recording, Peter Ostroushko moves from all-instrumental to all-song tracks and displays his dazzling fiddle and mandolin talents. Highlights include special guest appearances by Bobby McFerrin and others.1. Miracle 2. Mandela 3...

On this collection, Adelaide Van Wey juxtaposes the Anglo-American ballads of the Smoky Mountains of North Carolina with songs from French Creole Louisiana. As the title track enjoins, "Bring along your fiddle and guitar too; come along Mary, oh, come...

On this album of never-before-released work, mountain music virtuoso Hobart Smith (1897-1965) plays banjo, fiddle, guitar and piano in addition to singing, clog-dancing, and reminiscing. Taped shortly before he died by fellow banjo player Fleming Brown,...

On this 25 song 'Essential Bluegrass Gospel' collection, we hear the traditional side of bluegrass played by some of it's finest legends and pioneers in bluegrass such as Harrell, Jim Greer, Rusty York and more culled from the treasure trove of over...

On this 1997 release, "Lydon weaves a mysterious spell with her marvelous, deep wintry voice and swirling harp and guitar textures. 'Lady of the Green' emphasizes her own compositions, notable the bleak 'Cacaphony' and 'Ashes and Clay,' a moody...

On this 1985 album, veteran folksinger and social historian Joe Glazer celebrated the 50th anniversary of the United Auto Workers union with song and narrative. The Collector label was owned by Glazer and dedicated to recording the songs of America's...

On this 1977 Folkways release, New Mexico cowboy Ray Reed (1917-1998) sings songs about the old West; many of them he learned from his father, and he composed some as well. He had spent some years in California, and his polished style reflects the...

On their duet records, John Renbourn and Stefan Grossman meet on the common turf of American blues and Celtic fiddle tunes and airs. Under The Volcano is collection of seven duets, including an extended four-part work for which the album is named, and...