Landmark Book American Song and Struggle from World War II to MAGA to Be Released October 31 by Cambridge University Press

Jul 1, 2026 | AS&S - Releases, Press Releases

The First Book on Postwar Protest and Struggle Music to Offer a Broad Sonic Sweep Across All Genres “Will Kaufman has uncovered a massive hidden history, one that none of us can ignore.”–Chuck D American Song and Struggle from World War II to MAGA: A...

Smithsonian Folkways Shares Guitar/Whale Song Duet in Experimental Album Recorded Underwater When the Studio Is Underwater and the Bandmates Aren’t Human 

Jun 23, 2026 | Press Releases, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - Releases

Orcas’ Greatest Hits by Avant-Garde Sound Artist & Naturalist Jim Nollman—with Whale Collaborators—to Be Released August 14 “Stunning… Nollman stakes out common ground between experimental art and environmental stewardship.” –Magnet Magazine The world...

Folk Alliance International Applauds The Recording Academy on Reinstating the Traditional Folk Album Category to the Grammy Awards

Jun 16, 2026 | Folk Alliance - Releases, Press Releases

Change Comes Thanks to FAI’s Membership and Team of Advocates Kansas City, MO (June 16, 2026) – On today’s announcement by the Recording Academy that it is adding a Best Traditional Folk Album category to the 2027 GRAMMY Awards, Folk Alliance International (FAI)...

Gearbox Records in Conjunction with the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation Announce Unreleased Ella Fitzgerald® Live Recording Live at Falkoner Theatre Copenhagen 6th February 1966 out July 24

Jun 4, 2026 | Gearbox Records - Releases, Press Releases

On July 24, 2026, London analogue specialists Gearbox Records will unearth yet another long-lost gem having just announced the worldwide release of a rare, previously unreleased live recording of the legendary singer, songwriter, composer, and humanitarian, Ella...

Smithsonian Folkways Recordings celebrates 20th anniversary of two-time GRAMMY-nominee Elizabeth Mitchell’s best-selling, millions-streamed album, You Are My Little Bird, with vinyl LP reissue, out July 17

Jun 2, 2026 | Press Releases, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - Releases

“Lovely, pure voice.” –NPR, interview piece “This is the family music that I love- soulful, mysterious, inclusive and rollicking!” –Dan Zanes “Elizabeth Mitchell has bridged the gap between independent rock and post-cradle kiddo-core…Gorgeously lucid.”...

Celebrated New Mexico Group Lone Piñon Marks a Decade with Hot Carne Seca Album

Jun 2, 2026 | Jalopy Records - Releases, Press Releases

Album Helmed by Joel Savoy and Recorded by Grammy-Winner Joel Savoy & Released Friday on Jalopy Records to Raves from NPR Music, No Depression & Beyond Centuries of intersecting histories, trade routes, migrations, and cultural movements have endowed the El...

New Orleans Pre-War Folk Trio The Clover Valley Boys Trade the Streets for the Studio on Self-Titled Debut Out August 21

May 27, 2026 | Jalopy Records - Releases, Press Releases

Band of Crescent City Buskers Reimagine Classics by The Carter Family, Delmore Brothers, Rouse Brothers on Foot-Tappin’ Debut Album Jalopy Records Shares First Single Today Following their rapturous set at the Brooklyn Folk Fest last fall, The Clover Valley Boys, New...

Brooklyn Americana Duo The Binoculars Dust Off Long-Lost ’60s Arkansas Gem, “Lookout Heart,” as Lead Single From Forthcoming Debut

May 21, 2026 | Jalopy Records - Releases, Press Releases

Multi-Instrumentalists Tackle Doc Watson, Louvin Brothers Classics, Eclectic International Fare on Harmony-Filled Covers Album Double Whammy, Out July 17 Brooklyn-based duo The Binoculars—a.k.a. Kaethe Hostetter (violin/guitar/vocals) and Chloë Swantner...

Classic Blues from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings to Receive LP Reissue Treatment for First Time, Out June 12 

May 14, 2026 | Press Releases, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - Releases

One Of Smithsonian Folkways’ Best-Selling Titles Since Its 2003 Release, 26-Track Collection IncludesFoundational Recordings by Lead Belly, Lightnin’ Hopkins, Son House, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, Rev. Gary Davis, Vera Hall & More On June 12, the...

Black Swan Records / George H. Buck Jazz Foundation To Release Definitive Box Set By Blues, Jazz & Feminist Pioneer Ma Rainey July 24

May 14, 2026 | Ma Rainey - Releases, Press Releases

Ma Rainey: Mother Of The Blues, The Complete Paramount Recordings 1923-1928 Represents Major Leap Forward In Audio Quality 5Cd, 118-Track Box Set Includes Four Previously Unreissued Recordings; Never-Before-Published Photos; 100+ Page Book With In-Depth Biography,...

Fusing Son Jarocho with Cumbia, Champeta, And Other Influences, NYC’s Guachinangos To Release Debut Album Via Jalopy Records July 10

May 13, 2026 | Jalopy Records - Results, Press Releases

Old And New Mix Together As Traditional And Electric Instrumentation And Irresistible Swing Drives Seven-Piece Band’s Sweaty, Vital Music “On opening night of the Brooklyn Folk Festival, Latin American ensemble Guachinangos played their energetic blend of Mexican son...

Songwriter & Merlefest Fave Laurelyn Dossett, Whose Songs Have Been Covered By Levon Helm and The Carolina Chocolate Drops, Shares 1st Single from Forthcoming Solo Debut

May 4, 2026 | Laurelyn Dossett - Releases, Press Releases

Album Produced by M.C. Taylor of Hiss Golden Messenger & Features Guest Spots by Taylor, 2-Time GRAMMY Winner Rhiannon Giddens, Charly Lowry After more than three decades writing songs for Grammy Award–winning artists and fostering some of the top talent in a...

Folk Alliance International (FAI) Opens Official Showcase Artist Applications for 39th Annual Conference, Set for January 27-31 2027, in Chicago, IL

May 3, 2026 | Folk Alliance - Releases, Press Releases

Pre-Registration for Members, Applications for Mike Seeger Fellowship, and First-Time Artist/Industry Scholarships All Open Today Kansas City, MO and Chicago, IL (May 1, 2026) – Folk Alliance International (FAI), a 501(c)3 and the foremost global nonprofit for folk...

Following Their SXSW Debut, Knats Release 2nd Album A Great Day in Newcastle, Out Today Via Fontana To Raves from Pitchfork, NPR Music, Guardian, Line of Best Fit, Mojo, Etc.

May 1, 2026 | Gearbox Records - Releases, Press Releases

Young UK Jazz Trio Shares “Never Gonna Be a Boxer” Today, following their US debut at SXSW, Newcastle upon Tyne jazz trailblazers Knats return with their highly anticipated new Geordie Greep- (black midi) produced album A Great Day In Newcastle. The band...

Formerly Itinerant New Orleans-Via-Montana Songwriter Kiki Cavazos Releases Album on Jalopy Records to Raves from NPR Music, Mojo, No Depression, Etc.

Apr 24, 2026 | Jalopy Records - Releases, Press Releases

Goodbye Blues Album, Produced by Deslondes’ Sam Doores, Out Today on Jalopy Records Kiki Cavazos has lived the kind of life that most troubadours only sing about. Born in Montana, the songwriter spent summers traveling the northwest with her dad cutting down...