FOLKWAYS RECORDS

Common wisdom holds that the best musicians left New Orleans after the closing of it's red light district in 1917. This compilation, however, proves that many talented jazz musicians both black and...

This volume is half of a two-recording set that includes recordings not issued on the Vanguard or Elektra Newport compilations. It features folk songs and ballads sung by Irish, Canadian, and...

This volume is half of a two-recording set that includes recordings not issued on the Vanguard or Elektra Newport compilations. Intended to represent music from the American South and then-current...

Huey P. Newton, one of the founding members of the Black Panther Party, was arrested in the late 1960s on charges of shooting a police officer.Huey! Is a representation of the support Newton received...

No need to plug a coin into the nickelodeon to hear those old favorites like "Pop Goes the Weasel" and "Oh Susannah." They're here, along with other popular tunes played on the calliope (the "steam...

Nielsen,Inger Inger Nielsen Sings Danish Folk Songs CD1. Limfjorden 2. Danmark, I Tusind ?R (Denmark in a Thousand Years) 3. Det Var en L?Rdag Aften (Saturday Evening) 4. Hvem Sidder D?R Bag Sk?Rmen...

Nikanov,Fedor I. The Russian Alphabet Guide CD1. Group I (Latin Group) from Mama to Atom 2. Pronunciation of "SK" and "ST" from Skot to Soska 3. Pronunciation of Unstressed "O" from Toska to Koketka...

Born in Jefferson County, Kentucky in 1892, John Jacob Niles was one of the most prolific private collectors of Anglo-American folk songs. His work predates Cecil Sharp's by nearly a decade, and this...

Noh & Kyogen Plays Live / Var Noh & Kyogen Plays Live / Var CD1. Kagekiyo, Part 1 2. Kagekiyo, Part 2 3. Kagekiyo, Part 3 4. Shidohogaku, Part 1 5. Shidohogaku, Part 2

Unusual forays into the realm of avant-garde music, or studies in animal communication? You decide!1. Froggy-Went-A-Courting (300 Turkeys) 2. Vihuela and Wolf Pack # One 3. Cello and Wolf Pack # One...

While Noorman was studying at the University of Illinois during the 1950's, she met a woman from South Africa who had recorded South African songs for the Folkways label. It was her friend's idea to...

The Nootka people, now referred to as Nuu-chah-nulth, live along the coast of British Columbia, Canada, on and around Vancouver Island. Their music shows a clear history of polyphonic tradition,...