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Radio John: Songs of John Hartford is Sam Bush's heartfelt tribute to his hero and mentor, John Hartford. With dedication, admiration, and love, Bush takes on personal favorites from Hartford's vast... more

After researching, learning, and polishing songs found on early recordings of country music, multi-instrumentalist Mike Seeger laid down these rousing tracks in 1962 at his home in New Jersey. His... more

Cisco Houston's smooth, spirited voice croons songs from the railways, mines, and the open range on this collection of his favorite ballads. In the tradition of composing songs to tell stories,... more

Their 1958 eponymous LP includes Dallas Rag; East Virginia; Take a Drink on Me; Brown's Ferry Blues; Roving Gambler; Davy, Davy; Tom Cat Blues; Don't Let Your Deal Go Down, and more great old songs... more

After attracting attention with his live sets in NYC (where he often played in a duo with Dylan), Spoelstra signed to Folkways and got the chance to show off his inspired takes on folk classics and... more

Recorded during the height of anti-war protests in America, this 14-track collection focuses on the issues of civil rights and the Vietnam War. Contributing songs and performances are Frederick... more

Ochs was one of the most enthusiastic contributors to Broadside, the original folk-music zine. This posthumous 1976 LP has live performances he gave for Broadside benefit concerts and demos he made... more

22 songs favored by leaders of antiwar, civil rights, industrial labor, farm worker, and other struggles throughout American history. "Jesus Christ" Woody Guthrie, "Blowin' In The Wind," New World... more

Reissue of the stunning introduction to the musical world of the unique guitarist from the Bahamas, Joseph Spence. Recorded in 1958 on the porch of a shack in Fresh Creek Settlement, it captures... more

The songs Pete Seeger recorded on his American Favorite Ballads LPs in the '50s and '60s are not merely classic folk songs—they're definitive Americana. This first in a series of reissues of those... more

DESCRIPTION::On What Will We Do, Lula Wiles channel infectious energy and bold insight into music that strikes with purpose. The band fosters contradiction, embracing the spirit of traditional... more

A mentor to everyone from Bob Dylan to Suzanne Vega, "The Mayor of MacDougal Street" was a treasured figure in the Greenwich Village scene for four decades. His autobiography and its portrait of the... more

It's more than an instrument—it's a symbol of the American South. Here are 30 prime examples of banjo artistry from more than 300 LPs (44-page booklet, too): "Bright Sunny South" Dock Boggs; "Johnson... more

A paean to the joys of live performance, this album features rousing singalongs, blues, spirituals, and songs from South Africa and the Bahamas. Willie Dixon and Memphis Slim join Seeger in this... more

Bold, lusty, wickedly funny, unexpurgated. Fireside conversation in the time of Queen Elizabeth I and songs in the same free spirit read and sung by Richard Dyer-Bennet.

Mike, Peggy, Barbara, and Penny Seeger join forces on this album of folk songs, which includes ballads, lullabies, and ring games. Particularly interesting is the accompanying essay by musicologist... more

Born in Brooklyn in 1936, Dave Van Ronk was Bob Dylan's "first New York guru," writes Dylan's biographer Robert Shelton. "Dave Van Ronk was the musical mayor of MacDougal Street," Shelton continues,... more

Another classic recording from Memphis Slim and Willie Dixon finds the powerhouse blues duo playing a collection of fine songs. Pete Seeger joins the guys for two tracks on the album: "Stew ball" and... more

Our first recording of one of the nation's most respected singer/guitarists contains both original and traditional songs including Hills of Isle au Haut, Duna, Handsome Cabin Boy, Song by Yupanqui,... more

Fast Folk Musical Magazine continued it's second year of publication with a collection of another dozen songs. Recorded live and subtitled Humor in Song, this collection demonstrates that folk songs... more

The American Favorite Ballads series (1957–62) was a cornerstone of Seeger's work on Folkways, and this fifth volume is now joined by songs from his other albums of the era—29 tracks from the... more