The great folksong revival of the 1940s through 1960s made rural white and African American artists and their music favorites of audiences everywhere. While key figures associated with the American ...

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 ...

artist and historian named Harry Smith decided he could usefully exploit. He convinced Moses Asch the owner of the Folkways label to allow him to compile an ‘Anthology of American Folk Music’.

Copland and his friends engaged in serious debate on the artist’s responsibility to “the masses.” The Library of Congress had just release recordings of American folk music, and these ...

Artists from 14 countries participated in Your Roots Are Showing, a popular folk music festival in Killarney, Ireland.

Plus, California songwriter Petracovich shares a monologue and new music ... American Folk Show (@greatamericanfolkshow) on Facebook and Instagram October 26, 2024 • Episode 19 features alt-folk ...

When Harry Smith compiled the first three volumes of his Anthology Of American Folk Music back in 1952 he set out to cast a spell over America. "I felt social changes would result from it,"he ...