SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS

Here are 20 classic cuts from the blues kings of the Mississippi Delta, the land where the blues began: "C.C. Rider" Big Bill Broonzy, "Death Letter Blues," "Sun Goin' Down" Son House, "Married Woman...

Classic English & Scottish Ballads From Classic English & Scottish Ballads From CD1. Lord Thomas and Fair Ellender - Mike Seeger 2. Golden Vanity - Doug Wallin 3. The Mermaid - the Golden Eagle...

This compilation features classic recordings by artists doing some of their best loved songs during the great folksong revival of the 1940s through 1960s. Includes tracks by: Woody Guthrie, Pete...

In Classic Folk Songs for Kids, curator Jeff Place culls a cross-section of 26 classics from the Smithsonian Folkways vaults to tell an intriguing story of American signature sing-alongs. The songs'...

The good people at Smithsonian Folkways have put together another stellar CD full of true roots music. This time they focus on the simple harmonica and it's complicated masters such as Doctor Ross:...

Songs of the American labor movement over the 20th century called for just wages, dignity and a fair shake. CLASSIC LABOR SONGS is a collage of these voices, champions of the movement, singing songs...

If you've ever found yourself as a lonesome sailor longing for the sea, this compilation of shanties should take you right back to the big blue. Stuart Gillespie, Nancy Morrigan and Leadbelly are...

Classic Mountain Songs / Various Classic Mountain Songs / Various CD1. Omie Wise - Doug Wallin 2. Sugar Baby - Dock Boggs 3. I Am a Poor Pilgrim of Sorrow - Old Regular Baptists 4. Sixteen Tons -...

Smithsonian Folkways takes you to the heart of Appalachia for 38 vintage string-band sides-76 minutes on one CD! Includes Red Bird Clark Kessinger; Bonaparte's Retreat Mike Seeger; Sally in the...

This collection old-time social and instrumental string-band music spotlights instrumental prowess. Old-time music features playing styles that pre-date bluegrass, emerging from the sgring band...

Storyville nightclubs, Beale Street juke joints, gambling houses, barrelhouse bars in the lumber and turpentine camps of East Texas - these were the places African American piano bluesman called home...

Classic Piedmont Blues From Smithsonian Folkways - With a selection of indelible recordings made over 70 years, Classic Piedmont Blues captures the essence of this fascinating blues tradition...