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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Episode 2 takes the story of American folk music from the 1930s through the 1950s. The list below includes songs especially filmed for the documentary and commercially available recorded music.

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 ...

Their best-known numbers included “Talking Union ... Pete Seeger was a tireless and passionate advocate for the preservation of American folk music. His renditions of classics like ...

The pair won the best folk album Grammy for their August ... been credited as one of the most prominent duos keeping American folk music alive. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Peter Yarrow, the singer-songwriter best known as one-third ... Top 10 hits as they helped lead an American renaissance in folk music. They performed “Blowin’ in the ...