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Doc Watson is perhaps the foremost, and certainly the most popular practitioner of a country folk tradition that extends back to the birth of our nation. As singer, banjoist and guitarist, Arthel... more

Immersing listeners in tales of love, loss, heartache, and the joys of everyday life is somewhat a specialty of the great country musician Johnny Lee. From tender ballads to lively honky-tonk tunes,... more

"Barbara Fairchild is an American country music singer, songwriter, and producer, born 1950 in Knobel, Arkansas. She began her music career in the 60s, performing in various clubs and making... more

Featuring the cream of the Folkways bluegrass crop (and what a crop it is), this hour-plus collection stars many giants of the genre: Bill Monroe ("Get Up John"), Red Allen ("Live and Let Live"),... more

American singer-songwriter Lucinda Williams' Southern blues roots are unmistakable on her debut record Ramblin' on My Mind, showcasing the artistry that would make her an icon. Recorded in... more

Happy Woman Blues - Lucinda Williams, whose musical style defies easy categorization, recorded her first album of original songs in 1980, supported by a six-member band. Her songs are a mix of... more

One More Ride is just that, one last full-length recording of all previously unheard material by Joe, Jack and Lon Hannah - who are the Sons of the San Joaquin. The group actually felt they had... more

Recorded in 1971, The New Ragtime Guitar represented a new instrumental take on ragtime piano music. While many guitar players had incorporated ragtime pieces into their style, the limitations of a... 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.

In 1973, Paredon Records gave Barbara Dane the opportunity to speak about the struggles of the American working class on I Hate the Capitalist System. She offers social commentary on the Ludlow... more

This award-winning compilation (2011's Independent Music Awards prize for best reissue) collects eleven tracks culled from Ola Belle's two Folkways albums along with eight previously unreleased live... more

From the first lines "Mutiny," the opening tracking on William Elliott Whitmore's Anti- Records debut 'Animals in the Dark,' one can see that this is decidedly not simply a continuation of his... 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

Western Jubilee Recording Company in Colorado Springs was originally an 1887 Santa Fe freight house and railroad landmark. Now it's a welcoming place for recording sessions and special private music... more

Tut Taylor and Norman Blake are Grammy award winners in the folk/traditional folk genre and are legends in their own right. This new recording with Blake, Taylor, and Nancy Black reaches back in time... more

Elizabeth "Libba" Cotten (1896-1987) wrote her well-known song "Freight Train" at the age of 11 and sang it for nearly 80 years. Through her songwriting, her quietly commanding personality, and her... more

Concerts, jam sessions, festival workshops…27 unreleased performances by Bill Monroe & the Bluegrass Boys! Rare pix and copious notes join 75 minutes of precious music: "Roanoke," "Kentucky Waltz,"... more

Lucinda Williams, whose musical style defies easy categorization, recorded her first album of original songs in 1980, supported by a six-member band. Her songs are a mix of traditional and... more

In 1971 with this album Sammi Smith won Country Music Awards for Album of the Year and Female Vocalist of the Year in one fell swoop. Destined to be amongst country music royalty, her husband Jody... 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