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Smithsonian Folkways Recordings http://alturl.com/iknw Did you know Lead Belly wrote war songs? Celebrate Veterans Day with Smithsonian Folkways Records and our Song of the Day by Lead Belly :“If You Want to Do Your Part,” his first war song as part of "That's Why We're Marching: World War II American Folk Song Movement" record.
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Artists include Woody Guthrie, Almanac Singers, Lead Belly, Tom Glazer, Cisco Houston, Pete Seeger, Josh White, Burl Ives, and others. Few people have heard these songs composed and sung from 1940 to 1945 by artists primarily known for their influence on American folk music after 1945. ...
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Son de Madera, a son jarocho group from Veracruz, Mexico, will be playing in Dayton November 10th-12th. The Dayton Daily News (http://www.daytondailynews.com/entertain
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Most American dance music is concerned with locking into a 4/4 groove and sticking to a fairly rigid structure. That’s not the case with son jarocho.
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Words of Sound: The Ballad of Smithsonian Folkways(http://www.smithsonianchannel.com/site/s
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Smithsonian Folkways Recordings New Review and Giveaway of Go Waggaloo from Cleeo and Bea, visit here to find out more: http://cleeoandbea.com/
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Is it November already? Yes, and that means more exciting giveaways. Don’t forget our Black Wagon giveaway is still on on until the 6th, so there’s still time to win that beautiful Charlie Harper game, but we have a new one to announce today. ...
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings New Sounds to Grow On podcast about Woody Guthrie’s album Ballads of Sacco and Vanzetti, an album that paid tribute to Italian anarchists Nicola Sacco and Bartolmeo Vanzetti who were unjustly executed in 1927. Guthrie believed the album was his most important work. Listen here: http://tinyurl.com/ylfjrhw
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The CKUA Radio Network presents Smithsonian Folkways: Sounds to Grow On, a new 26-part series featuring the original recordings of the Folkways Collection, now a cornerstone of Smithsonian Folkways Records' vast catalogue. ...
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Celebrate Halloween with Smithsonian Folkways and some spooky Halloween themed songs http://tinyurl.com/yh26k6g
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Seattle Fandango Project Culmination Concert featuring Son De Madera and many special guests Friday, October 30, 8pm at the Vera Project in Seattle Center. Listen to Son de Madera http://www.folkways.si.edu/albumdetails.
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The improvisatory, string-driven music of Veracruz called son jarocho has enjoyed several decades of major resurgence. This "back-to-the-future" recording allies elder farmer and rancher musicians with the next generation of forward-looking innovators who comprise the group Son de Madera. ...
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Free Screening of “The Accordion Kings: The Story of Colombian Vallenato Music” featuring music from the Smithsonian Folkways album ¡Ayombe! tonight in Georgetown. For more information: http://www.dclatinfilm.org/2009/films/th
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This Smithsonian Network film captures the energy of a six-day festival of accordion music that takes place every year in a lush valley near Colombia's Caribbean coast. The fast, upbeat melodies of vallenato, have universal appeal, says the documentary's producer, Alan Tomlinson. ...
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Free tickets for Sarah Lee Guthrie (w/ Arlo) in Oakville, Ontario TONIGHT. First 2 people to comment get 2 free tickets! Make sure you are friends with Smithsonian Folkways before responding
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Free downloads are still available! What does "Go Waggaloo" mean anyway?
Listen to the song "Go Waggaloo" from the new album of the same name from Sarah Lee Guthrie & Family and tell us what it means to you!
The first 200 people that comment will get a coupon code good for one free song download from www.folkways.si.edu ...(we'll send you a message with the code).
If you like what you hear, visit www.folkways.si.edu to stream the ENTIRE ALBUM from now until November 3rd. Go Waggaloo hits stores this Tuesday October 27, but is available now from www.folkways.si.edu.
Tell your friends and thanks for supporting the non-profit record label of the U.S. national museum.
Listen to "Go Waggaloo" From Sarah Lee Guthrie & FamilyRead More
Listen to the song "Go Waggaloo" from the new album of the same name from Sarah Lee Guthrie & Family and tell us what it means to you!
The first 200 people that comment will get a coupon code good for one free song download from www.folkways.si.edu ...(we'll send you a message with the code).
If you like what you hear, visit www.folkways.si.edu to stream the ENTIRE ALBUM from now until November 3rd. Go Waggaloo hits stores this Tuesday October 27, but is available now from www.folkways.si.edu.
Tell your friends and thanks for supporting the non-profit record label of the U.S. national museum.
Listen to "Go Waggaloo" From Sarah Lee Guthrie & FamilyRead More
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Dear Supporter, Smithsonian Folkways Documentary Premieres This Sunday Worlds of Sound: The Ballad of Folkways is a new one-hour documentary about Moses Asch and the 60-year history of Smithsonian Folkways...
Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Free tickets for Sarah Lee Guthrie (w/ Arlo) in Glenn Ellyn, IL (Chicago) TONIGHT. First 2 people to comment get 2 free tickets! Tickets still available!
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What does "Go Waggaloo" mean anyway?
Listen to the song "Go Waggaloo" from the new album of the same name from Sarah Lee Guthrie & Family and tell us what it means to you!
The first 200 people that comment will get a coupon code good for one free song download from www.folkways.si.edu (we'll send you a message with the c...ode).
If you like what you hear, visit www.folkways.si.edu to stream the ENTIRE ALBUM from now until November 3rd. Go Waggaloo hits stores this Tuesday October 27, but is available now from www.folkways.si.edu.
Tell your friends and thanks for supporting the non-profit record label of the U.S. national museum.Read More
Listen to the song "Go Waggaloo" from the new album of the same name from Sarah Lee Guthrie & Family and tell us what it means to you!
The first 200 people that comment will get a coupon code good for one free song download from www.folkways.si.edu (we'll send you a message with the c...ode).
If you like what you hear, visit www.folkways.si.edu to stream the ENTIRE ALBUM from now until November 3rd. Go Waggaloo hits stores this Tuesday October 27, but is available now from www.folkways.si.edu.
Tell your friends and thanks for supporting the non-profit record label of the U.S. national museum.Read More
