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The Country Blues is a seminal album released on Folkways Records in 1959, catalogue RF 1. Compiled by Samuel Charters from 78-rpm recordings, it accompanied his book of the same name to provide examples of the music discussed.
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 ".
The rerelease was created on the 15th anniversary of the original album, and included enhanced liner notes and six bonus tracks. [ 1 ] The recordings of Woody Guthrie and Lead Belly are showcased and complemented with a 28-page illustrated booklet, providing insight on the history and mission of Folkways Records .
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.
Moses Asch (December 2, 1905 – October 19, 1986) was an American recording engineer and record executive. He founded Asch Records, which then changed its name to Folkways Records when the label transitioned from 78 RPM recordings to LP records.
Albion's Seed: Four British Folkways in America is a 1989 book by David Hackett Fischer that details the folkways of four groups of people who moved from distinct regions of Great Britain to the United States.
The American Folkways is a 28-volume series of books, initiated and principally edited by Erskine Caldwell, and published by Duell, Sloan and Pearce from 1941 to 1955. [1] Each book focused on a different region, or "folkway", of the United States, including documentary essays and folklore from that region. [ 2 ]
Writing for Allmusic, critic William Ruhlman wrote of Van Ronk's musical background and that he continued to "... play and sing hard, as if still trying to be heard over Dixieland arrangements.