FOLKWAYS RECORDS

In '67, this revered bluegrass singer/guitarist filled in for an ailing Lester Flatt in Flatt & Scruggs. In 1980, Red recorded this heartfelt tribute to Lester in the wake of his friend's death...

Allen,Red Live And Let Live CD1. Doing My Time 2. It's Only the Wind 3. Are You Teasing Me? 4. Angel Band 5. Troubles Around My Door 6. Billy in the Lowground 7. Live at Let Live 8. B.J. And D.J 9...

Allen,Red Red Allen And Friends CD1. She's Country 2. Dig a Hole in the Meadow (Darling Corey) 3. Stone Wall 4. Bill Cheatham 5. Troubles 'Round My Door 6. Hello City Lights 7. Sweet Love Ain't...

Allen and Wakefield's music ranges from strictly traditional songs like "Little Maggie" to pieces introduced by Bill Monroe to sacred material, all with their hallmark close harmonies and tight...

Allen,Red Red Allen Tradition CD1. Last Train to Clarksville 2. Victim to the Tomb 3. It's Never Too Late 4. Worry My Life Away 5. Wait a Little Longer, Please Jesus 6. Lonesome Without You 7. Hippy...

This disc presents the distinctive folk music of the Amami Archipelego in Japan. Amami dialects, folktales, and traditions, although recognizable to someone familiar with Japanese culture, reflect...

Developed as a teaching guide for junior high school social studies classes, this compilation features 57 songs, mainly about American history and culture. They are organized thematically, with...

Originally intended as a teaching aid for senior high school social studies and covering a broad scope of civic, government, economic, citizenship and immigration issues, this compilation provides a...

The first bluegrass LP ever released, this recording was partially reissued with additional tracks and liner notes in 1990 as Smithsonian Folkways Recordings 40037.1. Cacklin Hen 2. John Henry 3...

Recorded in stereo in 1965 in New York by the American Brass Quintet, Music for Brass Quintet features two trumpets, tenor and bass trombones, and French horn performing seven chamber music...

The predecessor of the modern brass quintet had it's heyday in the late Renaissance and early Baroque eras, phasing out with the advent of the violin and wind instruments. This 1967 recording,...

Peter, Moller, and Gehot may not be household names, but American Colonial Instrumental Music shows their importance in early American classical music. All three composers were born in Europe but...