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Smithsonian Folkways Recordings Preserves West Coast Traditions by Acquiring Two Labels: Voyager Recordings and Bay Records

More Than Thirty Albums Available Digitally Today, Including Kenny Hall, Vivian Williams Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, the nonprofit record label...
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Folk Alliance International Shares Programming Slate For January 27-31 Conference, Including Events at The Obama Presidential Center

Events Include Keynote Speaker Colin Hay; Conversation & Performance with The War and Treaty FAI’s Initial Official Showcase Lineup Includes 140+...
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Clayton Linthicum (Of Kacy & Clayton) and Independent Music Award-Winner Quinn Bachand Join Forces

Debut Album of Traditional Canadian Music from Across the Continent, Memorial Hall, To Be Released Feb. 5Duo to Open Month-Long Tour for Richard...
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Following 2025 Interviews by NPR and MOJO, the Legendary Jim Kweskin Plots New Roots Music/Early Jazz Smorgasbord

18-TRACK ALBUM A SONGSTER’S JOURNEY, OUT NOV. 20 VIA JALOPY RECORDS, FEATURES SONGS MADE FAMOUS BY DUKE ELLINGTON, ERNEST TUBB, JELLY ROLL MORTON,...
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Smithsonian Folkways Recordings to Reissue Outsider Folk Musician and Indie Music Hero Michael Hurley’s Essential 1964 Debut Album First Songs on Vinyl, Out November 6

Smithsonian Folkways Shares Video for “The Werewolf Song” Animated by Drew Christie“Still the perfect introduction to Hurley…. The universe it comes...
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Dom Flemons, “The American Songster,” Announces Epic New Album Making American Music: The Smithsonian Sessions,

First Album of Roots Music Ever Made Entirely Using Instruments From the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History Collections, Guiding...
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Billboard Previews FAI 2027

Looking back, Eric Andersen savors the hits, shrugs off the missesRead More at Billboard
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The Bluegrass Situation Highlights Dom Flemons

You Gotta Hear This: Dom Flemons"In 2025, the IBMA inducted Arnold Shultz into the Bluegrass Hall of Fame, the first Black person to be given that...
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No Depression Highlights Michael Hurley

Bonus Tracks: Michael Hurley"Michael Hurley's debut LP will get the reissue treatment via Smithsonian Folkways."  |  Read More at No...
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No Depression Highlights Dom Flemons

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No Depression Previews Americanafest, Laurelyn Dossett

THROUGH THE LENS: The Insider’s Guide to AMERICANAFEST 2026"Of all the many Americana Music Association’s AMERICANAFEST extravaganzas I’ve attended...
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No Depression Spotlights Ma Rainey

Best of the Blues: July 2026"Ma Rainey might not have given birth to the blues, but she nurtured them like a devoted mother lavishing her tough love...
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No Depression Reviews Laurelyn Dossett

ALBUM REVIEW: Laurelyn Dossett's How Many Moons Is an Album of Multifaceted Songcraft"Laurelyn Dossett sings in layers."  |  Read More at No...
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No Depression Shares FAI Lineup

BONUS TRACKS: FreshGrass Foundation's Porchside Jubilee, Folk Alliance International's Conference Announcement, and More Roots Music News"The 39th...
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BBC Spotlights Jim Nollman

Turkish psychedelia and whale song blues"Lopa Kothari presents the best in global folk and roots-based music, with Turkish psychedelia from BaBa...
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Bandcamp’s Best of July 2026 Includes Guachinangos

The Best Latin Music on Bandcamp, July 2026"Artistry and craft are on full display: electric guitar woven through lilting requinto and jarana string...
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Bluegrass Situation Highlights Laurelyn Dossett

You Gotta Hear This: New Music From Laurelyn Dossett, Ruthie Foster, and More"She’s even joined by a choir of friends on the uplifting and inspiring...
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Billboard Piece on Country Music and Truth Quoting Author Will Kaufman

Three Chords And The Truth About Lies In Country Music"In this week's Country Update lead story, songwriters break down deceit in their lyrics." ...
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The New York Times Features Ma Rainey

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NPR Highlights Ma Rainey

"This set resurrects the gold-neck woman whose rich voice dominated early 20th century popular music, with beautifully restored versions of her...
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The Wall Street Journal Features Ma Rainey

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