I have recently found a picture of the Lumineers on the tumblr site – the trio with mandolin, cello and guitar made me curious. This folk-rock and Americana band was founded more than 10 years ago, but during the last year it became so popular that it even got two Grammy nominations for 2013. Their …
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In the youtube channel of Smithsonian Folkways I have discovered some videos with a group named Quetzal. I was immediately fascinated by the music of Quetzal, and so I want to present those videos here. In those videos you can see a number of Mexican pucked strings instruments, but I am not completely sure which …
A new CD with the Dust Busters has just be released by Smithsonian Folkways – a collaboration between musician and filmmaker John Cohen and the Dust Busters. The following video presents John Cohen: American Standard Time Presents John Cohen In the following great animation video John Cohen tells about his first meeting with Harry Smith: …
Roots of Woody Guthrie: Celebrating Woody at 100 July 14th, 2012 will mark the 100th birthday of the great songwriter, author and artist Woody Guthrie. On today’s show we’ll honor Guthrie by playing a number of his songs and taking a look at some of the sources for the melodies he used and influences on …
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