• The Folkways Father's Day Sale Has Begun
    The Folkways Father's Day Sale Has Begun
  • Elizabeth Cotten, Mary Lou Williams, and Lucinda Williams Classics Reissued on Vinyl
    Elizabeth Cotten, Mary Lou Williams, and...
  • Blue Ridge Institute's Virginia Traditions Series from Smithsonian Folkways Now Available via Digital Retailers (starting May 26)
    Blue Ridge Institute's Virginia Traditions...
  • Clarence
    Clarence
  • Free Concert by The Seldom Scene at 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival
    Free Concert by The Seldom Scene at 2013...
  • Los Texmaniacs win Grammy award for best tejano album
    Los Texmaniacs win Grammy award for best...
  • Ralph Rinzler to Be Inducted into the International Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame
    Ralph Rinzler to Be Inducted into the...
  • Smithsonian Folkways receives five GRAMMY nominations: Woody Guthrie (2), Elizabeth Mitchell, Quetzal, and Stephen Wade
    Smithsonian Folkways receives five GRAMMY...
  • Smithsonian Folkways receives four GRAMMY nominations
    Smithsonian Folkways receives four GRAMMY...
  • Smithsonian Folkways Remembers Guy Carawan (1927-2015)
    Smithsonian Folkways Remembers Guy Carawan...
  • Now Available: Classic Harmonica Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
    Now Available: Classic Harmonica Blues from...
  • Special Events
    Special Events
  • Michigan
    Michigan
  • Return to Archive Marks Legendary Electronic Music Duo Matmos’s Entry Into the Folkways Catalog
    Return to Archive Marks Legendary Electronic...
  • Music for Synclavier and Other Digital Systems | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
    Music for Synclavier and Other Digital...
  • Are You Ready for Christmas? | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
    Are You Ready for Christmas? | Smithsonian...
  • Jerron Paxton Builds Tradition on Sharp-Witted New Album Things Done Changed
    Jerron Paxton Builds Tradition on...
  • Little Sun is Prolific Singer, Songwriter, and Guitarist Charlie Parr’s Latest Masterpiece
    Little Sun is Prolific Singer, Songwriter,...
  • Phil Wiggins, awarded 2017 National Heritage Fellowship
    Phil Wiggins, awarded 2017 National Heritage...
  • Mariachi Los Camperos Makes Its Mark on the Son Legacy with Sones de Mariachi
    Mariachi Los Camperos Makes Its Mark on the...
  • The Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage and Smithsonian Folkways remember Bess Lomax Hawes (1921-2009)
    The Smithsonian Center for Folklife and...
  • On The Village Out West, Discover California's Vibrant Folk Scene That Rivaled Greenwich Village
    On The Village Out West, Discover...
  • Monpa Ritual Music | Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
    Monpa Ritual Music | Smithsonian Folkways...
  • Cajun and Zydeco Music: Flavors of Southwest Louisiana (6-8)
    Cajun and Zydeco Music: Flavors of Southwest...