The nonprofit label continues to be the voice of underrepresented artists and an archive of unique recordings -- including bowel noises and sounds made by amphibians. By Harley Brown In 1846, the ...

When you think of the Smithsonian, you might not think Grammy Award-winning record label, but it turns out that Washington, D.C., is home to a highly acclaimed music publisher called Smithsonian ...

San Francisco-based preschool teacher Greg Gardner says he and his friend, singer-songwriter Cass McCombs, "have collected way too many Folkways records" over the years — by Woody Guthrie, Michael ...

The six CD set Pete Seeger: The Smithsonian Folkways Collection by Smithsonian Folkways Recordings won a Grammy in the category for Best Historical Album. The set includes some well-known, not-so-well ...

Arhoolie Records, the El Cerrito-based roots music label that released records from blues legends such as Big Mama Thornton, Lightnin’ Hopkins and Mississippi Fred McDowell, announced Tuesday that its ...

Also this week: Kobalt names a vp of creative, Various Artists Management appoints an A&R head and more. By Chris Eggertsen Maureen Loughran was named director/curator of Smithsonian Folkways ...

In the middle of January, with temperatures hovering around zero degrees, John Smith and his colleagues at Smithsonian Folkways drove a truck up to a 19th century homestead in Sharon, Connecticut to ...

FARGO — It was a magical night under a waning full moon in downtown Fargo as Folkways took over Broadway Square for a night bazaar themed around magic. The organization that brings "whimsical ...

From the sounds of blues guitarist and singer Lead Belly to recordings of Southwestern Woodhouse Toads, Smithsonian Folkways has been capturing the sounds of global history for the past 70 years.

Following a brief hiatus, music flows once again from the historic Walker Stone House in downtown Fayetteville thanks to Ozark Folkways.