Obo Addy
Ghanaian American Drummer and Singer | Portland, Oregon
Rahim AlHaj
Iraqi American Oud Player and Composer | Albuquerque, New Mexico
Michael Alpert
Yiddish Musician and Tradition Bearer | New York, New York
- The Brothers Nazaroff – The Happy Prince
- Khevrisa – European Klezmer Music
Alphonse “Bois Sec” Ardoin
Creole Accordionist |
Eunice, Louisiana
- La Musique Creole
- Various – 15 Louisiana Zydeco Classics
- Various – J’ai Été Au Bal (I Went to the Dance) Vol. 1
- Various – Zydeco Champs
Howard Armstrong
African American String Band Musician |
Detroit, Michigan
- Various – Louie Bluie Film Soundtrack
Pedro Ayala
Mexican American Accordionist |
Donna, Texas
- El Monarca Del Acordeon
- Various – Accordion Conjunto Champs
- Various – South Texas Polka Party
- Various – Pachuco Boogie
Frisner Augustin
Haitian Drummer |
Brooklyn, New York
Etta Baker
African American Guitarist |
Morgantown, North Carolina
- Various – Black Banjo Songsters of North Carolina and Virginia
- Various – Blues Routes: Heroes and Tricksters: Blues and Jazz Work Songs and Street Music
Kenny Baker
Bluegrass Fiddler |
Cottontown, Tennessee
- Various – Let’s Put the Axe to the Axis - Songs of World War II, Volume I
- Various – Masters of the Folk Violin
Dewey Balfa
Cajun Fiddler |
Basile, Louisiana
- Cajun Fiddle, Old and New: Instruction
- Les Quatre Vieux Garçons
- Traditional Cajun Fiddle: Instruction
- Under a Green Oak Tree
- Various – Folk Masters: Great Performances Recorded Live at the Barns of Wolf Trap
The Birmingham Sunlights
African American A Cappella Gospel Group |
Birmingham, Alabama
Kevin Burke
Irish Fiddler
Portland, Oregon
- Sweeney’s Dream: Fiddle Tunes from County Sligo, Ireland
- Various – Classic Celtic Music from Smithsonian Folkways
Charles “Chuck” T. Campbell
African American Gospel Steel Guitarist |
Rochester, New York
- The Campbell Brothers – Pass Me Not
- The Campbell Brothers – Sacred Steel On Tour!
- Various – Sacred Steel – Live!
Natividad “Nati” Cano
Mexican American Mariachi Musician |
Monterey Park, California
- Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano – Amor, Dolor y Lagrimas: Música Ranchera
- Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano – ¡Llegaron Los Camperos!
- Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano – Tradición, Arte y Pasión
- Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano – ¡Viva el Mariachi!
Inez Catalon
Creole Singer |
Kaplan, Louisiana
- Various – Louisiana Creole Music
John Cephas
Piedmont Blues Guitarist and Singer |
Woodford, Virginia
- Cephas & Wiggins – Richmond Blues
- Various – Blues Routes: Heroes and Tricksters: Blues and Jazz Work Songs and Street Music
- Various – Classic African-American Ballads from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Piedmont Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Appalachian Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic African American Songsters from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Harmonica Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Folk Masters: Great Performances Recorded Live at the Barns of Wolf Trap
- Various – Masters of the Steel String Guitar
- Various – Virginia Traditions: Non-Blues Secular Black Music
- Various – Virginia Traditions: Tidewater Blues
Wilson “Boozoo” Chavis
Creole Zydeco Accordionist |
Lake Charles, Louisiana
- Various – Blues Routes: Heroes and Tricksters: Blues and Jazz Work Songs and Street Music
- Various – Down Home Saturday Night
- Various – Folk Masters: Great Performances Recorded Live at the Barns of Wolf Trap
- Various – J’ai Été Au Bal (I Went to the Dance) Vol. 2
- Various – Jazz Fest: The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival
Clifton Chenier
Creole Accordionist |
Lafayette, Louisiana
- 60 Minutes with the King Of Zydeco
- Bogalusa Boogie
- Bon Ton Roulet! And More
- King of the Bayous
- Live! At Grant Street
- Live at St. Mark’s
- Live! At The Long Beach and San Francisco Blues Festivals
- Louisiana Blues and Zydeco (1990)
- Louisiana Blues and Zydeco (2005)
- Out West
- Sings the Blues
- The Best of Clifton Chenier
- The King of Zydeco Live at Montreux
- Zydeco Sont Pas Salé
- Various – 15 Louisiana Zydeco Classics
- Various – 15 Piano Blues & Boogie Classics
- Various – Classic Delta and Deep South Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Hear Me Howling: Blues, Ballads, & Beyond
- Various – J’ai Été Au Bal (I Went to the Dance) Vol. 2
- Various – Live! - At the 1966 Berkeley Blues Festival
- Various – The Social Power of Music
- Various – This Ain’t No Mouse Music!
- Various – Zydeco Champs
- Various – Zydeco - Volume 1: The Early Years 1949-1962
Elizabeth Cotten
African American Singer and Songwriter |
Syracuse, New York
- Folksongs and Instrumentals with Guitar
- Live!
- Shake Sugaree
- When I’m Gone
- Various – A Fish That’s a Song
- Various – Classic African American Gospel from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Banjo from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Folk Music from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
- Various – Classic Piedmont Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Railroad Songs from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Close to Home: Old Time Music from Mike Seeger's Collection, 1952-1967
- Various – Every Tone a Testimony
- Various – Folk Music U.S.A.: Vol. 1
- Various – Music for Children, Music by Children
- Various – Smithsonian Folkways American Roots Collection
- Various – There Is No Eye: Music for Photographs
Antonio “Tony” de la Rosa
Tejano Conjunto Accordionist |
Riviera, Texas
- Atotonilco
- Various – 15 Early Tejano Classics
- Various – Accordion Conjunto Champs
- Various – Ballads and Corridos, 1949-1975
- Various – South Texas Polka Party
- Various – Taquachito Nights: Conjunto Music from South Texas
- Various – Tejano Roots
Hazel Dickens
Appalachian Singer and Songwriter |
Washington, D.C., and Montcalm, West Virginia
- Pioneering Women of Bluegrass
- Strange Creek Singers – Strange Creek Singers
- Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys – Live Recordings 1956-1969: Off the Record Volume 1
- Various – 16 Down Home Country Classics
- Various – American Banjo: Three-Finger and Scruggs Style
- Various – American Banjo: Tunes and Songs in Scruggs Style
- Various – Classic Bluegrass from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Bluegrass Vol. 2 from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Labor Songs from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Don’t Mourn–Organize!: Songs of Labor Songwriter Joe Hill
- Various – Masters of Old-time Country Autoharp
- Various – There Is No Eye: Music for Photographs
Luderin Darbone and Edwin Duhon (Hackberry Ramblers)
Cajun Fiddler and Accordionist |
Sulphur, Louisiana, and Westlake, Louisiana
- Jolie Blonde
- Various – 15 Louisiana Cajun Classics
- Various – Cajun Champs
- Various – Cajun String Bands: The 1930s - Cajun Breakdown
- Various – Hear Me Howling: Blues, Ballads, & Beyond
- Various – J’ai Été Au Bal (I Went to the Dance) Vol. 1
- Various – The Cajuns: Songs, Waltzes, and Two-Steps
Michael Doucet
Cajun Fiddler, Composer, and Bandleader |
Lafayette, Louisiana
- Beau Solo
- Belizaire The Cajun (Soundtrack)
- Dit Beausoleil
- From Now On
- Beausoleil – Allons A Lafayette
- Beausoleil – Hot Chili Mama
- Beausoleil – Parlez-Nous A Boire
- Beausoleil – Parlez-Nous A Boire & More
- Beausoleil – The Best Of Beausoleil
- Beausoleil – The Mad Reel
- Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band – Cajun Jam Session
- Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band – Home Music with Spirits
- Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band – Live! at The Dance
- Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band – Sam’s Big Rooster
- Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band – The Best of the Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band
- Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band – Two-Step d’Amede
- Canray Fontenot – Louisiana Hot Sauce, Creole Style
- Sammy Rimington – Visits New Orleans
- Wade Frugé – Old Style Cajun Music
- Various – 15 Louisiana Cajun Classics
- Various – A New Orleans Visit: Before Katrina
- Various – Cajun Champs
- Various – J’ai Été Au Bal (I Went to the Dance) Vol. 1
- Various – J’ai Été Au Bal (I Went to the Dance) Vol. 2
- Various – Masters of the Folk Violin
- Various – This Ain't No Mouse Music!
David “Honeyboy” Edwards
African American Blues Guitarist and Singer |
Chicago, Illinois
- Mississippi Delta Bluesman
- Various – Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways, Vol. 2
- Various – Classic Delta and Deep South Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
Canray Fontenot
Creole Fiddler |
Welsh, Louisiana
- Louisiana Hot Sauce, Creole Style
- Alphonse “Bois Sec” Ardoin – La Musique Creole
- Beausoleil – Allons A Lafayette
- Various – 15 Louisiana Cajun Classics
- Various – 15 Louisiana Zydeco Classics
- Various – J’ai Été Au Bal (I Went to the Dance) Vol. 1
- Various – This Ain’t No Mouse Music
- Various – Zydeco Champs
Henry Gray
Blues Piano Player and Singer |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Eduardo “Lalo” Guerrero
Mexican American Singer, Guitarist, and Composer |
Cathedral City, California
- Various – Pachuco Boogie
José Gutiérrez
Mexican American Jarocho Musician and Singer |
Verzacruz, Mexico
- Various – La Bamba: Sones Jarochos from Veracruz
Juan Gutiérrez
Puerto Rican Drummer |
New York, New York
- Los Pleneros de la 21 – Para Todos Ustedes
- Viento de Agua: Viento de Agua Unplugged: Materia Prima
Richard Avedis Hagopian
Armenian American Oud Player |
Visalia, California
Periklis Halkias
Greek Clarinetist |
Astoria, New York
Joe Heaney
Irish American Singer |
Brooklyn, New York
- Various – Classic Celtic Music from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Irish Music in London Pubs
Wayne Henderson
Appalachian Luthier and Guitarist |
Mouth of Wilson, Virginia
- Various – Folk Masters: Great Performances Recorded Live at the Barns of Wolf Trap
- Various – Masters of the Steel String Guitar
Solomon & Richard Ho‘opi‘i
Hawaiian Singers |
Pukalani and Wailuku, Hawai‘i
Janie Hunter
African American Singer and Storyteller |
Johns Island, South Carolina
- Various – Been in the Storm So Long: A Collection of Spirituals, Folk Tales and Children’s Games from John’s Island, South Carolina
- Various – Classic Folk Music from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Every Tone a Testimony
- Various – John’s Island, South Carolina: Its People and Songs
- Various – The Social Power of Music
Zakir Hussain
North Indian Master Tabla Drummer |
San Anselmo, California
- Hariprasad-Zakir Hussain – Venu
- Ustad Mohammad Omar – Virtuoso from Afghanistan
- Airto Moreira – The Other Side of This
John Jackson
African American Songster and Guitarist |
Fairfax Station, Virginia
- Country Blues & Ditties
- Don’t Let Your Deal Go Down
- John Jackson in Europe
- Rappahannock Blues
- Various – 15 Down Home Country Blues Classics
- Various – Black Banjo Songsters of North Carolina and Virginia
- Various – Blues With a Message
- Various – Classic African-American Ballads from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic African American Songsters from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic American Ballads from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Appalachian Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Piedmont Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – The Harry Smith Connection: A Live Tribute to the Anthology of American Folk Music
- Various – Virginia Traditions: Non-Blues Secular Black Music
Tommy Jarrell
Appalachian Fiddler |
Mt. Airy, North Carolina
- Been Riding with Old Mosby
- Various – Back Roads to Cold Mountain
- Various – Classic Old-Time Fiddle from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Old-Time Music from Smithsonian Folkways
Ella Jenkins
Children’s Folk Singer and Musician |
Chicago, Illinois
- 123s and ABCs
- Adventures in Rhythm
- African-American Folk Rhythms
- A Life of Song
- A Long Time to Freedom
- And One and Two
- Call-and-Response: Rhythmic Group Singing
- Camp Songs with Ella Jenkins & Friends
- Come Dance by the Ocean
- Counting Games and Rhythms for Little Ones
- Early Early Childhood Songs
- Ella Jenkins and a Union of Friends Pulling Together
- Get Moving with Ella Jenkins
- Growing Up with Ella Jenkins
- Holiday Times
- Hopping Around from Place to Place, Vol. 1
- Hopping Around from Place to Place. Vol. 2
- I Know the Colors in the Rainbow
- Jambo and Other Calla and Response Songs and Chants
- Little Johnny Brown
- Looking Back and Looking Forward
- More Multicultural Children’s Songs from Ella Jenkins
- Multicultural Children’s Songs
- My Street Begins at My House
- Nursery Rhymes: Rhyming & Remembering for Young Children & for Older Girls & Boys with Special Language Needs
- Play Your Instruments and Make a Pretty Sound
- Rhythm and Game Songs for Little Ones
- Rhythms of Childhood
- Seasons for Singing
- Sharing Cultures with Ella Jenkins
- Songs and Rhythms from Near and Far
- Songs Children Love to Sing
- Songs, Rhythms & Chants for the Dance
- This-A-Way, That-A-Way
- This Is Rhythm
- This Is Your Year
- Travellin’ with Ella Jenkins
- We Are America’s Children
- You’ll Sing a Song and I’ll Sing a Song
- Various – Classic Folk Songs for Kids from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Music for Children, Music by Children
- Various – Smithsonian Folkways Children’s Music Collection
- Various – The Harry Smith Connection: A Live Tribute to the Anthology of American Folk Music
Leonardo “Flaco” Jiménez
Mexican American Conjunto Accordionist |
San Antonio, Texas
- Ay Te Dejo En San Antonio
- Ay Te Dejo En San Antonio y Mas!
- Flaco’s Amigos
- Flaco’s First
- The Best of Flaco Jimenez
- Un Mojado Sin Licencia
- Don Santiago Jimenez, Sr. – His First and Last Recordings
- Flaco & Max – Legends & Legacies
- Los Texmaniacs – Borders y Bailes
- With Tomás Ortiz – Los Alegres de Teran
- Various – Accordion Conjunto Champs
- Various – Chulas Fronteras & Del Mero Corazón
- Various – San Antonio’s Conjuntos in the 1950s
- Various – The Social Power of Music
- Various – This Ain’t No Mouse Music!
Santiago Jiménez, Jr.
Mexican American Conjunto Accordionist |
San Antonio, Texas
- El Corrido De Esequiel Hernández
- El Mero, Mero De San Antonio
- Purely Instrumental
- Santiago Strikes Again!
- Various – Accordion Conjunto Champs
- Various – Folk Masters: Great Performances Recorded Live at the Barns of Wolf Trap
- Various – Introducing American Folk Music
- Various – They All Played for Us
- Various – This Ain’t No Mouse Music!
Bessie Jones
Georgia Sea Island Singer |
Brunswick, Georgia
- Various – Friends of Old Time Music: The Folk Arrival 1961–1965
- Various – Lest We Forget, Vol. 3: Sing For Freedom
Ledward Kaapana
Hawaiian Slack key Guitarist |
Kaneohe, Hawai‘i
- Various – Folk Masters: Great Performances Recorded Live at the Barns of Wolf Trap
- Various – Musics of Hawai‘i: Anthology of Hawaiian Music–Special Festival Edition
Nalani Kanaka‘ole & Pualani Kanaka‘ole Kanahele
Hawaiian Hula Masters |
Hilo, Hawai‘i
Raymond Kane
Hawaiian Slack Key Guitarist amd Singer |
Wai‘ane, Hawai‘i
Everett Kapayou
Mesquakie Native American Singer |
Tama, Iowa
Will Keys
Anglo-American Banjo Player |
Gray, Tennessee
- Various – Masters of the Banjo
Fatima Kuinova
Bukharan Jewish singer |
Rego Park, New York
Dwight Lamb
Danish Button Accordionist and Missouri-Style Fiddler |
Onawa, Iowa
Agustín Lira
Chicano Singer, Musician, and Composer |
Fresno, California
- Songs of Struggle and Hope
- Various – Broadside Ballads, Vol. 4: The Time Will Come and Other Songs from Broadside Magazine
- Various – Rolas de Aztlán: Songs of the Chicano Movement
- Various – The Best of Broadside 1962-1988: Anthems of the American Underground from the Pages of Broadside Magazine
- Various – The Social Power of Music
Robert Lockwood, Jr.
African American Delta Blues Guitarist |
Cleveland, Ohio
- Various – Blues Routes: Heroes and Tricksters: Blues and Jazz Work Songs and Street Music
- Various – Folk Masters: Great Performances Recorded Live at the Barns of Wolf Trap
- Various – The Mississippi River of Song: A Musical Journey Down the Mississippi
Valerio Longoria
Mexican American Accordionist |
San Antonio, Texas
- Caballo Viejo
- Texas Conjunto Pioneer
- Various – Accordion Conjunto Champs
- Various – Ballads and Corridos, 1949-1975
- Various – Mexican-American Border Music, Vol. 1
- Various – San Antonio’s Conjuntos in the 1950s
- Various – South Texas Polka Party
- Various – Tejano Roots
- Various – Taquachito Nights: Conjunto Music from South Texas
Narciso Martínez
Texas-Mexican accordionist/composer |
San Benito, Texas
- Father of the Texas-Mexican Conjunto
- Various – 15 Regional Music Classics of Mexico
- Various – Accordion Conjunto Champs
- Various – Borderlands: From Conjunto to Chicken Scratch
- Various – Chulas Fronteras & Del Mero Corazón
- Various – Mexican-American Border Music, Vol. 1
- Various – Norteño & Tejano Accordion Pioneers
- Various – South Texas Polka Party
- Various – Tejano Roots
Roberto and Lorenzo Martínez
Hispanic Musicians |
Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Roberto Martínez and Los Reyes de Albuquerque – Farewell Concert
- Lorenzo Martinez – Ambos
- Lorenzo Martinez – El Redondo-Largo
- Lorenzo Martinez – Tocando y Cantando
- Lorenzo Martinez – Música Antigua
- Los Reyes de Albuquerque – Al Estilo de Trio
- Los Reyes de Albuquerque – Ayer y Hoy: N.M.’s 720th Bound for War
- Los Reyes de Albuquerque – Con Antiguas y Alegres
- Los Reyes de Albuquerque – Con Corridos y Rancheras
- Los Reyes de Albuquerque – Con Sus Viejitas
- Los Reyes de Albuquerque – Continuando La Tradicion
- Los Reyes de Albuquerque – De Nosotros – Para Ustedes
- Los Reyes de Albuquerque – En Washington, D.C. – 1992
- Los Reyes de Albuquerque – Fuimos, Somos y Seremos
- Los Reyes de Albuquerque – Lo Mejor de Los Reyes de Albuquerque
- Los Reyes de Albuquerque – Sabor Nuevo Mexicano
- Los Reyes de Albuquerque – Tradición y Cultura
- Various – Borderlands: From Conjunto to Chicken Scratch
- Various – Music of New Mexico: Hispanic Traditions
- Various – The Social Power of Music
Del McCoury
Bluegrass Guitarist and Singer |
Hendersonville, Tennessee
- Del McCoury Sings Bluegrass
- I Wonder Where You Are Tonight
- Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys – Live Recordings 1956-1969: Off the Record Volume 1
- Various – 16 Down Home Country Classics
Brownie McGhee
African American Blues Guitarist |
Oakland, California
- Brownie McGhee Blues
- Brownie McGhee Sings the Blues
- The Folkways Years, 1945-1959
- Traditional Blues – Vol. 1
- Traditional Blues – Vol. 2
- Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry – Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry Sing
- Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry – Preachin’ the Blues
- Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry, and Brownie McGhee – Blues with Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee
- Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, and Coyal McMahan – Get on Board: Negro Folksongs by the Folkmasters
- Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, and J.C. Burris – Sonny Terry's New Sound: Jawharp in Blues and Folk Music
- Washboard Band – Country Dance Music
- Various – Classic Piedmont Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic African American Ballads
- Various – Classic African American Songsters
- Various – Classic Appalachian Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways, Vol. 2
- Various – Classic Folk Music from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Folk Songs for Kids from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Harmonica Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Railroad Songs from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Every Tone a Testimony
- Various – If You Ain’t Got the Do-Re-Mi
- Various – Jazz, Vol. 1: South
- Various – Music Down Home: An Introduction to Negro Folk Music, U.S.A.
- Various – Rural Blues - A Study of the Vocal and Instrumental Resources
- Various – Smithsonian Folkways American Roots Collection
- Various – That’s Why We're Marching: World War II and the American Folksong Movement
- Various – The Asch Recordings, 1939 to 1947 - Vol. 1: Blues, Gospel, and Jazz
- Various – The Asch Recordings, 1939 to 1945 – Vol. 2
- Various – The Folk Music of the Newport Folk Festival, Vol. 2
- Various – The Glory of Negro History
McIntosh County Shouters
African American Spiritual and Shout Ensemble |
Townsend, Georgia
- Slave Shout Songs from the Coast of Georgia
- Spirituals and Shout Songs from the Georgia Coast
- Various – Folk Masters: Great Performances Recorded Live at the Barns of Wolf Trap
- Various – Wade in the Water: African American Sacred Music Traditions Vol. I-IV
- Various – Wade in the Water, Vol. 2: African-American Congregational Singing
Bob McQuillen
Contra Dance Musician and Composer |
Peterborough, New Hampshire
Wallace McRae
Cowboy Poet |
Forsyth, Missourintana
- Various – Cowboy Poetry Classics
John Henry Mealing & Cornelius Wright, Jr.
African American Work Songs |
Birmingham, Alabama
- Various – Blues Routes: Heroes and Tricksters: Blues and Jazz Work Songs and Street Music
- Various – The Social Power of Music
D.L. Menard
Cajun Musician and Songwriter |
Erath, Louisiana
- Under a Green Oak Tree
- Various – 15 Louisiana Cajun Classics
- Various – Cajun Champs
- Various – J’ai Été Au Bal (I Went to the Dance) Vol. 2
- Various – The Mississippi River of Song: A Musical Journey Down the Mississippi
Lydia Mendoza
Mexican American Singer |
Houston, Texas
- First Queen of Tejano Music
- La Alondra De La Frontera Con Orquesta Falcon
- La Alondra De La Frontera – Live!
- La Gloria de Texas
- Mal Hombre
- The Best of Lydia Mendoza – La Alondra de la Frontera
- Vida Mía: 1934-1939
- Las Hermanas Mendoza – Juanita y María
- Various – 15 Early Tejano Classics
- Various – 15 Regional Music Classics of Mexico
- Various – Borderlands: From Conjunto to Chicken Scratch
- Various – Chulas Fronteras & Del Mero Corazón
- Various – Mexican-American Border Music, Volume 1 – An Introduction
- Various – The Mexican Revolution: Corridos about the Heroes and Events 1910 – 1920 and Beyond!
- Various – Orquestas de Cuerdas (The String Bands) – The End of a Tradition (1926-1938)
- Various – Tejano Roots
- Various – Tejano Roots – The Women
- Various – This Ain’t No Mouse Music!
Mick Moloney
Irish American Musician |
New York, New York
- Various – Classic Banjo from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Irish Pirate Ballads and Other Songs of the Sea
Bill Monroe
Bluegrass Musician |
Nashville, Tennessee
- Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys – Live Recordings 1956-1969: Off the Record Volume 1
- Bill Monroe and Doc Watson – Live Recordings 1963-1980: Off the Record Volume 2
- Various – Back Roads to Cold Mountain
- Various – Classic American Ballads from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Bluegrass from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Bluegrass Vol. 2 from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Southern Gospel from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Friends of Old Time Music: The Folk Arrival 1961 - 1965
- Various – Smithsonian Folkways American Roots Collection
- Various – There Is No Eye: Music for Photographs
Alex Moore, Sr.
African American Blues Pianist |
Dallas, Texas
- Various – 15 Piano Blues & Boogie Classics
- Various – From North Dallas to the East Side
Boua Xou Mua
Hmong Musician |
Portland, Oregon
Seisho “Harry” Nakasone
Okinawan American Musician |
Honolulu, Hawai‘i
Joel Nelson
Cowboy Poet |
Alpine, Texas
- Various – Cowboy Poetry Classics
Joyce Doc Tate Nevaquaya
Comanche Flutist |
Apache, Oklahoma
Glenn Ohrlin
Cowboy Singer and Storyteller |
Mountain View, Arkansas
- Various – Cowboy Poetry Classics
Oneida Hymn Singers
Hymn Singers |
Oneida, Wisconsin
The Paschall Brothers
African American Tidewater Gospel Quartet |
Chesapeake, Virginia
Eddie Pennington
Thumb Picking-Style Guitarist |
Princeton, Kentucky
- Walks the Strings and Even Sings
- Various – Classic Piedmont Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Down Home Saturday Night
- Various – Masters of the Steel String Guitar
Irván Pérez
Isleno Singer |
Poydras, Louisiana
Joe Willie “Pinetop” Perkins
African American Blues Piano Player |
La Porte, Indiana
- L.C. “Good Rockin’” Robinson – Mojo in My Hand
- Various – 15 Piano Blues & Boogie Classics
- Various – Blues Routes: Heroes and Tricksters: Blues and Jazz Work Songs and Street Music
Artemio Posadas
Mexican American Huastecan Son Musician and Advocate |
San Jose, California
- Los Camperos de Valles – El ave de mi soñar: Mexican Sones Huastecos
Buck Ramsey
Cowboy Poet and Singer |
Amarillo, Texas
- Hittin’ the Trail
- Various – Classic American Ballads from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Cowboy Poetry Classics
Ola Belle Reed
Appalachian Banjo Player, Singer, and Songwriter |
Rising Sun, Maryland
- All in One Evening
- My Epitaph
- Rising Sun Melodies
- Kevin Roth – The Quiet Times
- Various – Classic Banjo from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Bluegrass Vol. 2 from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways
Almeda Riddle
Anglo-American Ballad Singer |
Greers Ferry, Arkansas
- Various – Friends of Old Time Music
Jean Ritchie
Appalachian Singer, Musician, and Songwriter |
Port Washington, New York & Viper, Kentucky
- British Traditional Ballads in the Southern Mountains, Volume 1
- British Traditional Ballads in the Southern Mountains, Volume 2
- Children’s Songs and Games from the Southern Mountains
- Jean Ritchie: Ballads from Her Appalachian Family Tradition
- Marching Across the Green Grass and Other American Children's Game Songs
- Precious Memories
- The Appalachian Dulcimer: An Instructional Record
- Jean Ritchie and Doc Watson – Jean Ritchie and Doc Watson at Folk City
- Jean Ritchie, Oscar Brand, and David Sear – A Folk Concert in Town Hall, New York
- The Ritchie Family – The Ritchie Family of Kentucky
- Various – As I Roved Out (Field Trip-Ireland)
- Various – Classic English and Scottish Ballads from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Folk Music from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Folk Songs for Kids from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Southern Gospel from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Field Trip-England
- Various – Introducing American Folk Music
- Various – Music for Children, Music by Children
- Various – Smithsonian Folkways Children’s Collection
Domingo “Mingo” Saldivar
Mexican American Conjunto Accordionist |
San Antonio, Texas
- Various – Down Home Saturday Night
- Various – Taquachito Nights: Conjunto Music from South Texas
Ramón “Chunky” Sánchez
Chicano Musician and Cultural Advocate |
San Diego, California
Marc Savoy
Cajun Accordion Maker and Musician |
Eunice, Louisiana
- Oh What A Night
- Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band – Home Music with Spirits
- Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band – Now and Then
- Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band – Sam’s Big Rooster
- Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band – Two-Step d’Amede
- The Savoy Family Band – Cajun Album
- The Savoy Family Band – Turn Loose But Don’t Let Go
- Dewey Balfa, Marc Savoy, and D.L. Menard – Under a Green Oak Tree
- Wallace “Cheese” Read – Cajun House Party
- Wallace “Cheese” Read – Cajun House Party “C’ez Cheese”
- Various – 15 Louisiana Cajun Classics
- Various – Cajun Champs
- Various – Cajun Home Music
- Various – Cajun Social Music
- Various – J’ai Été Au Bal (I Went to the Dance) Vol. 1
Mike Seeger
Musician, Cultural Scholar, and Advocate |
Lexington, Virginia
- Early Southern Guitar Styles
- Old Time Country Music
- Southern Banjo Sounds
- Tipple, Loom, and Rail: Songs of the Industrialization of the South
- True Vine
- The New Lost City Ramblers – 50 Years: Where Do You Come From? Where Do You Go?
- The New Lost City Ramblers – American Moonshine and Prohibition Songs
- The New Lost City Ramblers – Earth Is Earth (The New Lost City Bang Boys)
- The New Lost City Ramblers – Gone to the Country
- The New Lost City Ramblers – Modern Times
- The New Lost City Ramblers – New Lost City Ramblers
- The New Lost City Ramblers – New Lost City Ramblers – Volume 2
- The New Lost City Ramblers – New Lost City Ramblers – Volume 3
- The New Lost City Ramblers – New Lost City Ramblers – Volume 4
- The New Lost City Ramblers – New Lost City Ramblers – Volume 5
- The New Lost City Ramblers – New Lost City Ramblers with Cousin Emmy
- The New Lost City Ramblers – Old Timey Songs for Children
- The New Lost City Ramblers – On the Great Divide
- The New Lost City Ramblers – Out Standing in Their Field: The New Lost City Ramblers, Vol . 2, 1963-1973
- The New Lost City Ramblers – Remembrance of Things to Come
- The New Lost City Ramblers – Rural Delivery No. 1
- The New Lost City Ramblers – Songs from the Depression
- The New Lost City Ramblers – String Band Instrumentals
- The New Lost City Ramblers – The Early Years, 1958-1962
- The New Lost City Ramblers – There Ain’t No Way Out
- The New Lost City Ramblers – Tom Paley, John Cohen, and Mike Seeger Sing Songs of the New Lost City Ramblers
- Pete and Mike Seeger – Indian Summer: Original Soundtrack
- The Seeger Family – American Folk Songs Sung by the Seegers
- Strange Creek Singers – Strange Creek Singers
- Tony Trischka – Territory
- Dock Boggs – Dock Boggs, Vol. 2
- Various – American Banjo: Three Finger and Scruggs Style
- Various – American Banjo: Tunes and Songs in Scruggs Style
- Various – Classic Banjo from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic English and Scottish Ballads from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Folk Music from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Labor Songs from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Old-Time Fiddle from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Old-Time Music from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Railroad Songs from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Folk Music of the Newport Folk Festival, Vol. 1
- Various – Folk Music of the Newport Folk Festival, Vol. 2
- Various – Hootenanny at Carnegie Hall
- Various – Masters of Old-Time Country Autoharp
- Various – Mountain Music Bluegrass Style
Simon Shaheen
Arab American Oud and Violin Player |
Brooklyn, New York
Joe Shannon
Irish American Piper |
Chicago, Illinois
Clyde “Kindy” Sproat
Hawaiian Cowboy Singer and Ukulele Player |
Kapa‘au, Hawai‘i
Ralph Stanley
Appalachian Banjo Player and Singer |
Coeburn, Virginia
- Various – Back Roads to Cold Mountain
- Various – Classic Bluegrass from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Friends of Old Time Music
- Various – Friends of Old Time Music: The Folk Arrival 1961 - 1965
- Various – Masters of the Banjo
Andy Statman
Jewish Klezmer Clarinetist, Mandolinist, and Composer |
Brooklyn, New York
Sanders “Sonny” Terry
African American Blues Musician |
Holliswood, New York
- Harmonica and Vocal Solos
- Sonny Terry's New Sound: Jawharp in Blues and Folk Music: With Brownie McGhee and J. C. Burris
- Sonny Terry’s Washboard Band
- The Folkways Years, 1944-1963
- Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee – Brownie McGhee and Sonny Terry Sing
- Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee – Preachin’ the Blues
- Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry, and Brownie McGhee – Blues with Big Bill Broonzy, Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee
- Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, and Coyal McMahan – Get on Board: Negro Folksongs by the Folkmasters
- Sonny Terry, J.C. Burris, and Sticks McGhee – On the Road
- Pete Seeger and Sonny Terry – Pete Seeger and Sonny Terry at Carnegie Hall
- Washboard Band – Country Dance Music
- Woody Guthrie – Poor Boy
- Woody Guthrie – Struggle
- Woody Guthrie – Woody Guthrie Sings Folk Songs
- Lead Belly – Lead Belly Sings Folk Songs
- Lead Belly – The Smithsonian Folkways Collection
- Paul Robeson – On My Journey: Paul Robeson’s Independent Recordings
- Various – A Fish That's a Song
- Various – Classic African-American Ballads
- Various – Classic African American Gospel from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways, Vol. 2
- Various – Classic Folk Songs for Kids from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Harmonica Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Piedmont Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Railroad Songs from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Down Home Saturday Night
- Various – Every Tone a Testimony
- Various – Folk Music of the Newport Folk Festival, Vol. 2
- Various – Hear Me Howling: Blues, Ballads, & Beyond
- Various – Hootenanny Tonight!
- Various – If You Ain’t Got the Do-Re-Mi
- Various – Introducing American Folk Music
- Various – Jazz, Vol. 1: South
- Various – Jazz, Vol. 4: Jazz Singers
- Various – Music Down Home: An Introduction to Negro Folk Music, U.S.A.
- Various – Rural Blues - A Study of the Vocal and Instrumental Resources
- Various – Smithsonian Folkways American Roots Collection
- Various – That’s Why We're Marching: World War II and the American Folksong Movement
- Various – The Asch Recordings, 1939 to 1945 - Vol. 2
- Various – The Asch Recordings, 1939 to 1947 - Vol. 1: Blues, Gospel, and Jazz
- Various – The Country Blues: Vol. 2
Joe Thompson
African American String Band Musician |
Mebane, North Carolina
- Various – Back Roads to Cold Mountain
- Various – Black Banjo Songsters of North Carolina and Virginia
- Various – Classic Old-Time Fiddle from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Old-Time Music from Smithsonian Folkways
Henry Townsend
African American Blues Musician and Songwriter |
St. Louis, Missouri
- The Blues in St. Louis, Vol. 3: Henry Townsend
- Various – Blues Rediscoveries
- Various – Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Piano Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – The Country Blues: Vol. 2
The Treme Brass Band
New Orleans Brass Band |
New Orleans, Louisiana
- Gimme My Money Back
- Sammy Rimington – Visits New Orleans
- Various – A New Orleans Visit: Before Katrina
- Various – New Orleans Brass Bands: Through the Streets of the City
- Various – They All Played for Us
- Various – This Ain’t No Mouse Music!
Cleofes Vigil
Hispanic Storyteller and Singer |
San Cristobal, New Mexico
- Various – Music of New Mexico: Hispanic Traditions
Douglas Wallin
Appalachian Ballad Singer |
Marshall, North Carolina
- Family Songs and Stories from the North Carolina Mountains
- Various – Classic American Ballads from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic English and Scottish Ballads from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Old-Time Fiddle from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Smithsonian Folkways American Roots Collection
Arthel “Doc” Watson
Appalachian Guitarist and Singer |
Deep Gap, North Carolina
- Original Folkways Recordings of Doc Watson and Clarence Ashley, 1960-1962
- The Watson Family
- Jean Ritchie and Doc Watson at Folk City
- Live Recordings 1963-1980: Off the Record Volume 2
- Barbara Dane – Hot Jazz, Cool Blues & Hard-Hitting Songs
- Various – A Fish That’s a Song
- Various – Back Roads to Cold Mountain
- Various – Classic American Ballads from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Appalachian Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Banjo from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Bluegrass from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Bluegrass Vol. 2 from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Folk Music from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Old-Time Fiddle from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Old-Time Music from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Piedmont Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Railroad Songs from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Southern Gospel from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Friends of Old Time Music
- Various – Friends of Old Time Music: The Folk Arrival 1961 - 1965
- Various – Progressive Bluegrass and Other Instrumentals - Vol. 1
- Various – Smithsonian Folkways American Roots Collection
- Various – There Is No Eye: Music for Photographs
Phil Wiggins
African American Acoustic Blues Harmonica Player |
Takoma Park, Maryland
- Cephas & Wiggins – Richmond Blues
- Various – Blues Routes: Heroes and Tricksters: Blues and Jazz Work Songs and Street Music
- Various – Classic African American Ballads from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic African American Songsters from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Appalachian Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Harmonica Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Piedmont Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Folk Masters: Great Performances Recorded Live at the Barns of Wolf Trap
- Various – Masters of the Steel Guitar
Claude Williams
African American Jazz and Swing Fiddler |
Kansas City, Missouri
- Live at J’s, Vol. 1
- Live at J’s, Vol. 2
- Various – Blues Routes: Heroes and Tricksters: Blues and Jazz Work Songs and Street
- Various – Folk Masters: Great Performances Recorded Live at the Barns of Wolf Trap
- Various – Masters of the Folk Violin
Warner Williams
African American Piedmont Blues Songster |
Gaithersburg, Maryland
- Blues Highway
- Various – Blues Routes: Heroes and Tricksters: Blues and Jazz Work Songs and Street Music
- Various – Classic African American Ballads from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic African American Songsters from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways, Vol. 2
- Various – Classic Harmonica Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Classic Piedmont Blues from Smithsonian Folkways
- Various – Down Home Saturday Night
Chesley Goseyun Wilson
Apache Fiddle Maker |
Tucson, Arizona
Elder Roma Wilson
African American Harmonica Player |
Blue Springs, Mississippi
Melvin Wine
Appalachian Fiddler |
Copen, West Virginia
James Ka’upena Wong
Hawaiian Chanter |
Waianae, Hawai‘i
Cornelius Wright, Jr.
African American Work Songs (Gandy Dancer) |
Birmingham, Alabama
Yuri Yunakov
Bulgarian Saxophonist |
Bloomfield, New Jersey
Emily Kau‘i Zuttermeister
Hawaiian Hula Master |
Kaneohe, Hawai‘i
