FOLKWAYS RECORDS

This recording captures the 1947 testimony of German author and playwright Bertolt Brecht before the U.S. House of Representatives Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC), which sought to uncover...

Masterfully performed by Canadian violinist Hyman Bressa and released in 1962, this first in a series "primer" on the violin comprises key baroque works by Bach, Corelli, LeClair, and Tartini...

Masterfully performed by Canadian violinist Hyman Bress and released in 1962, this second album in a series "primer" on the violin comprises key works by Mozart, Schubert, Paganini, and Beethoven...

Masterfully performed by Canadian violinist Hyman Bress and released in 1962, this third album in a series "primer" on the violin comprises key works by Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Sarasate, Kreisler, and...

Masterfully performed by Canadian violinist Hyman Bress and released in 1963, this is the fifth and final album in a series "primer" on the violin. Detailed liner notes include a history of the...

On this album, Canadian violinist Hyman Bress and noted accompanist Charles Reiner play three Stravinsky violin compositions. Each piece pulses with Stravinsky's signature rhythmic force and equal...

A classical singer by profession, George Britten was born in Reading, Pennsylvania. His own heritage inspired him to find and learn the music presented on this album-songs that provide vignettes of...

This 10-track album by Broadside, a magazine devoted to publishing contemporary folk songs during the 1960s, features songs by unknown or emerging folk singer/songwriters. The best known of the...

Recorded during the height of anti-war protests in America, this 14-track collection focuses on the issues of civil rights and the Vietnam War. Contributing songs and performances are Frederick...

First released in 1963, and later reissued by Smithsonian Folkways to commemorate the folk publication Broadside Magazine, Broadside Ballads, Vol. 1 features artists such as Blind Boy Grunt (Bob...

Released in 1972, after many of it's artists had risen to international acclaim, Broadside Ballads, Vol. 6 contains previously unreleased songs that appeared in the folk publication Broadside...

Broadside Ballads 7 / Var Broadside Ballads 7 / Var CD1. Let It Roar Like a Flood 2. Spirits of the Revolution 3. Aviary Song 4. It's Outrageous 5. Troubleshooter 6. The Ballad of Mrs. Martha...