Sep 23, 2026 | Dom Flemons - Releases, Press Releases
First Album of Roots Music Ever Made Entirely Using Instruments From the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History Collections, Guiding Listeners Through Hidden History of Roots Music Listen To First Single “Shultz’s Dream,” Original Bluegrass Song Written For...
Sep 13, 2026 | Ma Rainey - Releases, Press Releases
Acclaim and 5-Star Reviews Roll In From NY Times, NPR, Wall Street Journal, MOJO, Financial Times (UK), Etc. Louis Armstrong House Museum To Host Event with Liner Note Writer David Sager Sept. 17 Ma Rainey: Mother Of The Blues, The Complete Paramount Recordings...
Aug 28, 2026 | Laurelyn Dossett - Releases, Press Releases
Songwriter Confirms AmericanaFEST Set Sept. 16 at 5 Spot Album Produced by MC Taylor (of Hiss Golden Messenger) & Features Guest Spots by Taylor + Two-Time GRAMMY-Winner Rhiannon Giddens Dossett’s Songs Have Been Covered By Levon Helm + The Carolina...
Aug 25, 2026 | Jad Tariq - Releases, Press Releases
Two-time Blues Blast Award Nominee’s MoMojo Records Album Encompasses Bluff City Americana, Roots Rock + Rhythm & Blues “A Memphis-based R&B guitarist with very impressive chops.”–Rolling Stone “Elegant fretwork.”–New York Times “Since...
Aug 22, 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 Tour Dates, Brooklyn Folk Fest Set Shared Following their rapturous set at the Brooklyn Folk Fest last fall, The Clover Valley Boys, New...
Aug 19, 2026 | Press Releases, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings - Releases
Orcas’ Greatest Hits by Avant-Garde Sound Artist & Naturalist Jim Nollman—with Whale Collaborators—Released Today Via Smithsonian Folkways “I very much admire the work that you do.”–WFMU “Pretty damn enjoyable.”–PopMatters “A stunning exchange that...
Aug 18, 2026 | Folk Alliance - Releases, Press Releases
Conference Set for Jan. 27-31, 2027 in Chicago, IL with Theme Hands In Solidarity Kansas City, MO and Chicago, IL (August 18, 2026) – Today, Folk Alliance International (FAI) – the leading and largest nonprofit which advances folk music and its communities by...
Aug 11, 2026 | Jalopy Records - Releases, Press Releases
The Jalopy Theatre & School of Music, presenter of the Brooklyn Folk Festival, has announced the full lineup for this year’s festival. Taking place November 6–8 at St. Ann’s Church in Brooklyn Heights, the 17th Annual Brooklyn Folk Festival will...
Jul 31, 2026 | Jalopy Records - Releases, Press Releases
His First Album in Twelve Years His Lead Single + Title Track Conjures Imminent Catastrophe, Out Today For fans who saw A Complete Unknown and think the great American folk music revival vanished when Dylan plugged in at Newport in 1965, we bring good news. The folk...
Jul 13, 2026 | Gearbox Records - Releases, Press Releases
Featuring Isaiah Collier, Keyon Harrold, Jasbir Jassi, Aaron Parks, Linda Sikhakhane, Carlos Niño, Jeff Bhasker + More Out September 18 Via Gearbox Records “Drummer Franklin Kiermyer is that rare jazzman – blessed with the ecstatic quality of his free-bop...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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.”...
