From: Smithsonian Folkways [smithsonianfolkways_at_si_dot_edu]

Sent: 19 August 2015 17:05

Subject: New Music from Smithsonian Folkways - August 2015

 

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Songs My Mother Taught Me

 

Playing 'Til Your Soul Comes Out! Music of Macedonia, an album of field recordings collected by noted music and dance ethnographer Martin Koenig in 1968 and 1973, is a sonic time capsule of this region of Southeastern Europe. The only known recordings of these skilled traditional musicians, the seventeen tracks and detailed fieldwork travelogue included on the album document popular and historically significant urban and rural traditions ignored by state radio and folkloric productions.

 

Subscriber Discount: Enter code SFMACEDONIA and save 20% off retail price on this CD or album download through August 31.

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Vote Lead Belly in the Smithsonian Summer Showdown!

This summer, a battle is raging over Smithsonian's "most seriously amazing" item in the Smithsonian Summer Showdown bracket. As a master of the twelve-string guitar, singer, and songwriter who sang his way out of jail (twice!) and went on to become a music legend, Lead Belly tops the chart.

We need your help sharing his amazingness: Vote today to help Lead Belly win the final four to officially become the "most seriously amazing"! Voting ends Tuesday, August 25.

 

August People's Picks Features Playlist by Musician & Producer Warren Defever

August's edition of our monthly playlist series features a "World of Sound" playlist curated by Detroit-based musician, producer, and founder of experimental rock band His Name Is Alive, Warren Defever. Warren compiled a diverse selection of tracks that embody his Smithsonian Folkways connections, from the Elizabeth Mitchell recordings he produced and artists like Michael Hurley whom he's recorded, to sounds and songs that have inspired his own music.

 

Subscriber Discount: Enter code SFAUGUSTPICKS and save 20% off retail price on any full album download or CD featured in Warren's playlist. Offer valid through August 31.

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Sneak Preview: ?Come Bien! Eat Right! by Jos?-Luis Orozco (out 9/18/15)

Musician, composer, and educator Jos?-Luis Orozco has an impeccable pedigree in bilingual music education. Orozco began performing music for children over four decades ago, releasing fifteen children's albums along the way. His sixteenth, and first through Smithsonian Folkways, ?Come Bien! Eat Right!, is a delightful and engaging bilingual album that offers a fun-filled approach to healthy eating.

Listen to a sneak preview of ?Come Bien! Eat Right!

 

Smithsonian Folkways Trivia!

Each month we'll ask a trivia question; email your answer, name, and address with the subject "August Trivia" to SmithsonianFolkways_at_si_dot_edu by Monday, August 31, and a randomly selected entrant with the correct answer will win a free CD of his or her choice!

August Question: The word Macedonia is derived from the ancient Greek adjective makedn?s, which means what?

Congratulations to last month's winner Jonathan Mead, from Clinton, NY, who correctly answered "Linda Ronstadt" to the question: "Mariachi Los Camperos has toured with what GRAMMY-winning American musician who recently celebrated her 69th birthday?"

 

News and Press

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?  Celebrate Ella Jenkins' 91st Birthday with Reissue of Four Albums

?  New Video: Valerie June plays Lead Belly's 'Goodnight Irene'

 

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