When the Studio Is Underwater and the Bandmates Aren’t Human 

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...
When the Studio Is Underwater and the Bandmates Aren’t Human 

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.”...