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Most recently, Forked Tongue played Sam's Big Rooster by The Savoy Family Band on Thursday 22nd May, 2025.

On BFF.fm

BFF.fm has played Smithsonian Folkways releases from artists such as Elizabeth Cotten, Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, malvina reynolds, Leyla McCalla, Snooks Eaglin, Barbara Dane, Our Native Daughters, Pete Seeger, Anna & Elizabeth, Mary Lou Williams, Tia Blake, Reverend Gary Davis, Roscoe Holcomb, Big Joe Williams and Amelia Johnson, Henry Butler, Mississippi Fred McDowell, The Tremè Brass Band, Clifton Chenier, Sunny Jain.

Trending Tracks

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    Elizabeth Cotten – Wilson Rag
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    Woody Guthrie – Will You Miss Me?
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    Tia Blake – The Rising of the Moon
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    Big Joe Williams and Amelia Johnson – Can't Listen No More
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    Reverend Gary Davis – If I Had My Way
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    Lead Belly – Take This Hammer
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    Leyla McCalla – Love Again Blues
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    Seldom Scene – Last of the Steam-Powered Trains
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    Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano – Flor de azalea (Azalea Flower)
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    The Savoy Family Band – Sam's Big Rooster
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    Sons of Membertou – Ko'jua (Partridge Dance)
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    Little Folkies – If I Had Wings
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    Musa Diatta – Celestine
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    Barbara Dane – I Don't Want Your Millions, Mister
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    Our Native Daughters – Barbados

Recently Played Albums

  1. Elizabeth Cotten
    Freight Train and Other North Carolina Folk Songs and Tunes
  2. Hank Bradley, Rick Shubb & Doc Watson
    Selections from The Village Out West: The Lost Tapes of Alan Oakes
  3. The Tremè Brass Band
    New Orleans Brass Bands: Through the Streets of the City
  4. Lead Belly
    Leadbelly: the Smithsonian Folkways Collection
  5. Leyla McCalla
    Vari-Colored Songs: A Tribute to Langston Hughes
  6. malvina reynolds
    ear to the ground
  7. Woody Guthrie
    Woody Guthrie Sings Folk Songs
  8. Snooks Eaglin
    New Orleans Street Singer
  9. Tia Blake
    Folksongs & Ballads

Listen

Check out these shows on BFF.fm, showcasing music from Smithsonian Folkways!

Take the dirt road with Wolfwhistle Rose. This serpentine Southern sampler surveys regional blues, roots music, boogie woogie, swamp-pop, alt-country, jazz, gospel, brass bands, & other wild tunes stamped by time & place.

Conor and Katie Duffy present music from the four corners, combining old favorites and exciting new artists in a delightful mélange of audio adventure.

Themed playlists that make you feel things.

Folk music to rattle your brain around in its juice.

a weekly journey through sounds new and old from near and far

Join host and musician Davia Schendel as she uncovers San Francisco's rich musical heritage, from the early days of radio till the present moment. Featuring occasional special guests, archival audio from concerts, and more.

Looking back at my last year of being a teenager! Come join me in a show where I have no idea what I am doing...

finding flow as we wax aesthetic. Connecting and Diving Deep.

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