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Folkways or mores, in sociology, are norms for routine or casual interaction; Folkways Records, a record label founded by Moe Asch of the Smithsonian Institution in 1948 Verve Folkways, an offshoot of Folkways Records formed in 1964; Smithsonian Folkways, the record label of the Smithsonian Institution, which incorporated Folkways Records in 1987
Released in 2005, Folkways: The Original Vision (Woody and LeadBelly) is an expanded rerelease of the 1989 album Folkways: The Original Vision, created by Smithsonian Folkways to document the origins of the Folkways Records label. The rerelease was created on the 15th anniversary of the original album, and included enhanced liner notes and six ...
The film's title is a Hopi neologism coined by Reggio meaning "parasitic way of life" or "life in transition". While Koyaanisqatsi focused on modern life in industrial countries, Powaqqatsi , which similarly has no dialogue, focuses more on the conflict in Third World countries between traditional ways of life and the new ways of life ...
Fischer states that the book's purpose is to examine the complex cultural processes at work within the four folkways during the time period. Albion's Seed argues, "The legacy of four British folkways in early America remains the most powerful determinant of a voluntary society in the United States."
Topics about Folkways Records albums in general should be placed in relevant topic categories This category contains studio albums released on the Folkways Records label. Please move any non-studio albums to an appropriate subcategory per WikiProject Albums guidelines .
Folkways: The Original Vision was released in 1989 and is the first album created by Folkways Records under new acquisition by the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage following the death of the record label's founder, Moses Asch.
This is a selected list of Smithsonian Folkways musical artists. The artists here were compiled from the index of the book, Worlds of Sound by Richard Carlin, [1] and the featured artists listed on the Smithsonian Folkways website. [2] Not all of the artists listed here recorded exclusively for the Smithsonian Folkways label.
The New Lost City Ramblers' extensive recordings for the Folkways label became, after the death of Moe Asch, part of the Smithsonian Institution, which reissues Folkways titles on CD. John Cohen is said to have inspired the titular John of the Grateful Dead 's 1970 song " Uncle John's Band ".