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The Smithsonian Folkways Recordings label arose when the Smithsonian acquired a vast collection of recordings from Folkways Records, maintained by Moses Asch. The original 2,168 titles produced by Folkways Records now make up the bulk of the label's collection. [1]
The Smithsonian Folkways website uses the internet to make the recordings available as streaming samples, DRM-free digital downloads in MP3 and lossless FLAC format, and on CDs via mail order. A complete set of the Folkways recordings was also donated to the University of Alberta where Michael Asch, Moses Asch's son, was an anthropology professor.
The Smithsonian Folkways label repackaged and arranged these sessions in a series of 4 discs between 1997 and 1999. The first volume focuses on Guthrie's original compositions, [3] the second on folk and country covers, [4] the third on topical songs, [5] and the fourth on cowboy and western music.
Anthology of American Folk Music is a three-volume compilation album released in 1952 by Folkways Records.The album was compiled by experimental filmmaker Harry Smith from his own personal collection of 78 rpm records.
The Smithsonian Folkways Collection is a career-spanning box set of recordings by American folk and blues singer Lead Belly. It was released in 2015 by Smithsonian Folkways . Album
The Smithsonian Collection of Classic Country Music was a multi-volume set of recordings released by the Smithsonian Institution.Released in 1981, the collection contains 143 tracks deemed to be significantly important to the history of country music.
The recordings were bundled into the Smithsonian Folkways label. In 1998, the Festival was renamed the Smithsonian Folklife Festival to reflect its international interests, and in 1999 the office was renamed the Center for Folklife & Cultural Heritage to reflect its research and public program functions. Rinzler worked at the center until his ...
Smithsonian Folkways, 1997 (liner notes and co-producer) Woody Guthrie. Muleskinner Blues: The Asch Recordings Vol. 2. Smithsonian Folkways, 1997 (co-producer and liner notes) [3] Lead Belly. Shout On: The Lead Belly Legacy Vol. 3. Smithsonian Folkways, 1998 (producer and liner notes) Josh White. Free and Equal Blues. Smithsonian /Folkways ...