smithsonian folkways

Smithsonian Folkways, a nonprofit record label dedicated to preserving cultural heritage, has announced its acquisition of Young People’s Records. An innovative label that spearheaded the record club sales model, Young People’s…

A new album from Smithsonian Folkways challenges the historical conception that New York was the sole epicenter of the 1960s folk revival. The Village Out West: The Lost Tapes of Alan Oakes compiles extensive field recordings from the…