A number of instruments played by famous folk artists, along with those of less-known and unknown artists, are housed at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. National Museum of ...
The Smithsonian's collections and archives are a rich source of information on American folk music and its many genres. Smithsonian Folkways is home to a significant collection of folk music ...
Plus, California songwriter Petracovich shares a monologue and new music inspired by her grief of losing a child. — The Great American Folk Show is written, recorded, and hosted by folksinger ...
and research and teaching materials on American music, folklore, and psalmody. Collegiate song books collected by Walter S. "Wally" Collins (1926-1997), including extensive research materials on the ...
For example there's English folk music, Scottish folk music, American folk music, Russian folk music and so on. Each type of folk music is very different and can teach us things about a particular ...
Sam Amidon mines the ‘intensity & strangeness’ of tradition to make music uniquely his own Sam ... mostly known for recasting traditional American folk songs into vibrant contemporary soundscapes.