This week, we showcase the remarkable collection of music from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. With an archive that stretches back through the last century, combined with some of the most exciting new music found in the USA and internationally, it's a real treasure trove for fans of any genre. We hope you enjoy the next two hours of song and conversation, featuring Little Folkies, Sunny Jain, Mahalia Jackson and more!
Playlist
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Last of the Steam-Powered Trains by The Seldom Scene on Remains to Be Scene (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings) - Break
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Flor de azalea (Azalea Flower) by Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano on Amor, Dolor y Lagrimas: Música Ranchera (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings) -
Ko'jua (Partridge Dance) by Sons of Membertou on Wapna'kik: The People of the Dawn (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings) -
Featured If I Had Wings by Little Folkies on Songs for Spring (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings) - Break
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Celestine by Musa Diatta on Ears of the People: Ekonting Songs from Senegal and The Gambia (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings) -
Mojo Hand by Lightnin' Hopkins on Playing for the Man at the Door: Field Recordings from the Collection of Mack McCormick 1958-1971 (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings) -
Barbados by Our Native Daughters on Songs of Our Native Daughters (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings) - Break
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Jump River Polka by The Steve Meisner Band on Deep Polka: Dance Music from the Midwest (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings) -
Shortnin' Bread by Lewis "Big Sweet" Hairston on Black Banjo Songsters of North Carolina and Virginia (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings) -
Featured Wild Wild East (ft. Ganavya) by Sunny Jain on Wild Wild East (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings) - Break
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Turn, Turn, Turn by Pete Seeger on If I Had a Hammer: Songs of Hope and Struggle (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings) -
Old Jawbone by Joe Ayers on Just Around the Bend: Survival and Revival in Southern Banjo Sounds - Mike Seeger's Last Documentary (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings) -
Featured He's Got The Whole World In His Hands by Mahalia Jackson on I Sing Because I'm Happy (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings) - Break
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The Rebel Girl by Hazel Dickens on Don't Mourn-Organize!: Songs of Labor Songwriter Joe Hill (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings) -
Trakiisko pravo horo (Thracian straight dance) by Shtiliyan Tihov on Sound Portraits from Bulgaria: A Journey to a Vanished World (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings) -
Take Me Back to the Range by Peter Rowan & Don Edwards on Take Me Back to the Range: Selections from Western Jubilee Recording Company (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings) - Break
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Song for a Dark Girl by Leyla McCalla on Vari-Colored Songs: A Tribute to Langston Hughes (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings) -
Gampisi [The hyena] by Negro Angels Bamalayika on Singing for Life: Songs of Hope, Healing, and HIV/AIDS in Uganda (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings) - Break
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Mountain Strings by Sierra Hull on Industrial Strength Bluegrass: Southwestern Ohio's Musical Legacy (Smithsonian Folkways Recordings)