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In the late-classical era, an Edinburgh publisher commissioned the most famous composers in continental Europe to orchestrate traditional Scottish folk songs in their original English. A lush sampling of this music is performed here by Makaris, a new...

In the late 50s/early 60s U. S. Folk Revival THE LIMELITERS ran second in popularity only to The Kingston Trio. A trio of experienced Folkies, comprising Glenn Yarbrough, Alex Hassilev and Lou Gottlieb, their first six LPs all made the U. S. album charts...

In the late 1950's and early 1960's, American youth discovered the joys of folk music and this renaissance continued into the 1970's when folk rock was born. This collection gathers tracks from a wide array of artists from the era including Barry...

In the introductory notes to this album, ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax (1915-2002) explains that urban folk revival singers of the 1950s might have learned large song repertoires and fine instrumental technique, but they generally lacked a knowledge of...

In the final volume of three recorded for Folkways Records, the Iron Mountain String Band recreate the sound of old time Appalachian mountain music from the pre-bluegrass era. The band's repertoire is made up of distinctive ballads, songs, and dance...

In the early 60s Baez represented the popular face of folk music, touring and singing at political events. She championed the work of Bob Dylan, her choice of material gradually moving away from traditional folk towards more politically aware work. Baez...

In the early 1960s, multi-instrumentalists Steve Addiss, Bill Crofut, and Tim Prentice traveled to China, Southeast Asia, and Africa as part of the State Department's Cultural Exchange Program. This recording features tunes and songs associated with...

In the early 1920s,ßCharlie Monroe and his brothers quietly formed a band that would lay the foundation for the bluegrass boom that was to follow. Considered the founders of the genre, the brothers went their own way in 1938, but this album captures a...

In the earliest days of bluegrass, the guitar was thought of as a rhythm instrument that augmented the vocals and other pickers. In the 1950s, several groups used the gentle strains of the lead guitar to enhance their gospel recordings. It wasn't until...

In the 1960s, as a little kid singing folksongs with my mother and sisters and learning Tom Paxton songs, I sure didn't imagine all these years later Tom and I would be friends writing songs together! Thank you, Tom, for all your wisdom, generous spirit,...

In Spite of the Storm New album out now in North America "Another typically thoughtful and thought-provoking excursion from a band still hungry for tunes - and, belatedly, for songs. The intimacy of S?amus Begley's voice and his freewheeling tunes knit...

In quiet, understated celebration of their 10th anniversary, The Unthanks release a 76 minute CD of rarities, exclusive live tracks, demos and outtakes, featuring never-before-heard Winterset recordings, live recordings of the 10 piece Unthanks from...