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Classic
Appalachian Blues from Smithsonian
Folkways, a 21-track compilation drawn from
the Smithsonian Folkways collection and performances at the
Smithsonian Folklife Festival, is now available at folkways.si.edu.
The
music of bedrock blues performers such as Pink Anderson,
Lesley Riddle, Etta Baker, John Jackson, and Doc Watson shines
bright, claiming Appalachia as one of the cradles of American
acoustic blues.
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Also,
for the second consecutive year, two Smithsonian Folkways
albums have won an Independent Music Award. ¡Y Que Viva
Venezuela! Maestros del Joropo Oriental, an
all-star recording by Venezuela's masters of a rediscovered
musical tradition, earned the Best Latin Album award and Blodeugerdd:
Song of the Flowers — An Anthology of Welsh Music and
Song, a beautiful collection of
contemporary Welsh folk music, earned the Best Traditional
World Album award.
Eleven
additional Smithsonian Folkways albums or songs were IMA
finalists, and both winners and finalists are eligible for the
Vox Populi awards as determined by fan voting. Voting
is open through June 25th, 2010.
Click here to
submit your votes.
- Subscriber
Discount: Enter Code AWARDS2010 and Save
20% off retail price on these award winning CDs or Album
Downloads through February 28.
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Smithsonian
Folkways Trivia!
Each
month we'll ask a trivia question; email your
answer, name, and address with the subject "February
Trivia" to SmithsonianFolkways_at_si_dot_edu
by February 28, and a randomly selected entrant with the
correct answer will win a free CD of his or her choice!
February Question: Which famous rock group
created their name by combining the names of two bluesmen, one
of whom sings "You Don't Know My Mind" on the new album Classic
Appalachian Blues from Smithsonian
Folkways?
Congratulations to
last month's winner, Jonathan from Clinton, NY, who
correctly answered "Canada" to January's question: Legendary
concert promoter and album producer Sam Gesser (1930-2008) got
his start in the music business distributing Folkways Records
to what country? |
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Smithsonian
Folkways is a nonprofit endeavor, and CD and digital download
purchases sustain both the mission and the music. Liner notes are
available as free downloads. Thank you for your support.
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