FOLKWAYS RECORDS

Van Doren,Mark Reads From His Collected And New Poems CD1. O World / Morning Worship / Prophet 2. Undersong 3. The God of Galaxies / He Loves Me / the Bird Desire 4. Sonnet XXVIII / Soft, Soft, Soft...

Not infrequently I am taken to task for the manner in which I approach my material, Folk singer and guitar player Dave Van Ronk (1936-2002) wrote in the liner notes to Ballads, Blues, and a Spiritual...

Born in Brooklyn in 1936, Dave Van Ronk was Bob Dylan's "first New York guru," writes Dylan's biographer Robert Shelton. "Dave Van Ronk was the musical mayor of MacDougal Street," Shelton continues,...

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...

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...

In traditional Hopi religious celebrations, adults dressed as deified ancestors?the Katcina?and handed out small painted Katcina figurines to children. This album contains songs associated with the...

This collection has been created in the atmosphere of family life, with all the warmth and affection for the little ones before entering their lives. How much security a mother can give her child...

The hurdy-gurdy, often called a wheel fiddle, is often heard in the folk music of central France. In the region of Auvergne many people still play the hurdy-gurdy, in addition to other folk...

Jean-Marie Verret (fiddle) and his sister Lise Verret (piano) present the repertoire of their ancestors on this fine album. As the original notes assert, the pieces recorded show the continuity of a...

Released in 1964, Yoga Music of India, Vol. 1 highlights a genre of devotional songs that are still popular in India today. Swami Vidyananda leads a selection of kirtan (call-and-response chants) and...

Villages Northeastern Nigeria / Var Villages Northeastern Nigeria / Var CD1. Music of the Bura People: Bura Praise Singing 2. Music of the Bura People: Bura Dance Music 3. Music of the Bura People:...

Country Bluegrass from Southwest Virginia is the first in a series of albums recorded by the Virginia Mountain Boys. Even as many commercial bluegrass bands in the 1970s were being influenced by...