Folkways Records

Folkways Records

Profile:
Folkways Records was originally the label of Folkways Records & Service Corp., which was founded in 1948 by Moses Asch with Marian Distler in New York City to document music, spoken word, and sounds from around the world. With more than 2,000 titles, Folkways grew to be one of the largest and most influential independent record companies in the world.

In 1987, following the death of Moses Asch, the Smithsonian Institute acquired the label and all of its files and assets. As one of the terms of that deal, the Smithsonian agreed to keep all titles in print, which they continue to do to this day under Smithsonian Folkways.

Folkways releases were often kept in print for decades and the copyright date(s) on a release rarely match up to the release date. The release date can usually be narrowed down to a range of years by looking at the mailing address on the labels and/or back cover (which sometimes don't match as new vinyl would be placed in leftover covers, or new covers printed for leftover vinyl.) For information on the numerous pre-Smithsonian addresses that appear on Folkways Records labels, covers and booklets issued between 1948 and 1987 and the periods in which each address was relevant, see the Folkways Records & Service Corp. page.

Labelcode: LC 9628
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Contact Info:
Smithsonian Folkways
PO Box 37012, MRC 520, CG 2001
Washington, DC 20013-7012
Tel: 1-888-FOLKWAYS (365-5929)
Tel: 1-202-633-6450
Fax: 202-633-6477
Email: [email protected]

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Releases

Status Catalog Number  Image Artist Title ( Format) Label Catalog Number  Country Year Actions
12T20 Pete Seeger - Pete Seeger's Guitar Guide For Folk Singers Pete Seeger Pete Seeger's Guitar Guide For Folk Singers(LP, Album) Topic Records 12T20 UK 1960 Sell This Version
00114 Gabriel Labbé, Philippe Bruneau - Masters Of French Canadian Music 3 Gabriel Labbé, Philippe Bruneau Gabriel Labbé, Philippe Bruneau - Masters Of French Canadian Music 3(Cass, Album) Folkways Records 00114 US 1980 Sell This Version
336 FLP Unknown Artist - Exotic Dances Unknown Artist Exotic Dances(LP) Folkways Records 336 FLP US 1950 Sell This Version
801 The Jazz Majestic Orchestra - Menage Qui Belle The Jazz Majestic Orchestra Menage Qui Belle(Shellac, 10") Folkways Records 801 US Unknown Sell This Version
802 The Jazz Majestic Orchestra - Angelique, Oh The Jazz Majestic Orchestra Angelique, Oh(Shellac, 10") Folkways Records 802 Unknown Sell This Version
804 FLP Leadbelly - Take This Hammer: Huddie Ledbetter Memorial Album Leadbelly Take This Hammer: Huddie Ledbetter Memorial Album(10", Album) Folkways Records, Folkways Records 804 FLP US 1950 Sell This Version
805 Various, Laura Boulton - Songs And Dances Of Yugoslavia Various, Laura Boulton Various, Laura Boulton - Songs And Dances Of Yugoslavia(10", Album) Folkways Records, Folkways Records 805 US 1952 Sell This Version
806 Various - Songs And Dances Of Armenia Various Songs And Dances Of Armenia (Album, Comp) 806 US 1952 Sell This Version
806 FLP Peter Seeger* - Darling Corey Peter Seeger* Darling Corey(10") Folkways Records, Folkways Records 806 FLP US 1950 Sell This Version
808 FLP Woody Guthrie - Songs To Grow On Vol. 1, Nursery Days Woody Guthrie Songs To Grow On Vol. 1, Nursery Days(10") Folkways Records 808 FLP US 1950 Sell This Version
810 FLP Various - Calypso And Meringues Various Calypso And Meringues(10", Mono) Folkways Records 810 FLP US 1950 Sell This Version
2320 Pete Seeger - American Favorite Ballads Pete Seeger American Favorite Ballads(LP, Album) Folkways Records 2320 Israel Unknown Sell This Version
2390 Various - The Friends Of Old Time Music Various The Friends Of Old Time Music(LP) Disc Records, Folkways Records 2390 US 1964 Sell This Version
2692 Dr. Willis James* - Afro-American Music: A Demonstration Recording Dr. Willis James* Afro-American Music: A Demonstration Recording(2xLP) Folkways Records, Asch Recordings 2692 US 1970 Sell This Version
03700 Various 2,000 Years Of Music Compiled By And Released In Memory Of Dr. Curt Sachs(2xCass, Comp) Folkways Records 03700 US 1992 Sell This Version
04258 Various -  Songs of War and Death from the Slave Coast: Songs of War Various Songs of War and Death from the Slave Coast: Songs of War(Cass, Album) Folkways Records 04258 US 1992 Sell This Version
06143 Michael Siegel (4) The Sounds Of The Junk Yard(Cass, Album, RE) Folkways Records 06143 US 1994 Sell This Version
06241 Richard Lerman - Travelon Gamelon - Music For Bicycles Richard Lerman Travelon Gamelon - Music For Bicycles(Cass, RE) Folkways Records 06241 US 1992 Sell This Version
06242 Malcolm Goldstein The Seasons: Vermont(Cass, Album) Folkways Records 06242 US 1993 Sell This Version
7103 Leadbelly - The Legendary Leadbelly Leadbelly The Legendary Leadbelly(LP, Comp) Olympic Records (4), Olympic Records (4) 7103 US 1973 Sell This Version
8101 Armand Bégué, Louise Bégué Armand Bégué, Louise Bégué - Speak and Read French - Part One: Basic and Intermediate(3xLP, Box) Folkways Records 8101 US 1959 Sell This Version
8470 Allie Windwick, Hugh Inkster, Billy Jolly, Ingrid Jolly, Nancy Cassell - Music From The Orkney Islands Allie Windwick, Hugh Inkster, Billy Jolly, Ingrid Jolly, Nancy Cassell Allie Windwick, Hugh Inkster, Billy Jolly, Ingrid Jolly, Nancy Cassell - Music From The Orkney Islands(LP) Folkways Records 8470 USA & Canada 1979 Sell This Version
8719 Paul Gwynne Phillips - Folk Songs and Ballads of the British Isles Paul Gwynne Phillips Folk Songs and Ballads of the British Isles(LP) Folkways Records 8719 1964 Sell This Version
09701 Timothy Leary, Ph.D.*, Ralph Metzner, Ph.D.* & Richard Alpert,Ph.D.* - The Psychedelic Experience Timothy Leary, Ph.D.*, Ralph Metzner, Ph.D.* & Richard Alpert,Ph.D.* Timothy Leary, Ph.D.*, Ralph Metzner, Ph.D.* & Richard Alpert,Ph.D.* - The Psychedelic Experience(Cass, RE) Smithsonian Folkways 09701 US 1991 Sell This Version
09717 Kenneth Patchen Selected Poems Of Kenneth Patchen, Read By Kenneth Patchen(Cass, Album) Folkways Records 09717 US 1992 Sell This Version
09718 Kenneth Patchen Reads Jazz In Canada(Cass, Album) Folkways Records 09718 US 1992 Sell This Version
09719 Kenneth Patchen Reads His Love Poems(Cass, Album) Folkways Records 09719 US 1991 Sell This Version
33445 Jon Appleton Music For Synclavier And Other Digital Systems(Cass, Album) Folkways Records 33445 US 1978 Sell This Version
33447 Jon Appleton The World Music Theatre Of Jon Appleton(Cass, Album) Folkways Records 33447 US 1994 Sell This Version
37470 Jon Appleton Two Melodramas For Synclavier(Cass, Album) Folkways Records 37470 US 1992 Sell This Version
88247 Woody Guthrie - Poor Boy Woody Guthrie Poor Boy(LP, Album) Pläne, Folkways Records 88247 Germany 1981 Sell This Version
96937 Pete Seeger - American Favorite Ballads Pete Seeger American Favorite Ballads(CD, Album) Folkways Records 96937 Spain 1991 Sell This Version
96938 Woody Guthrie With Leadbelly, Cisco Houston, Sonny Terry And Bess Hawes - Sings Folk Songs Woody Guthrie With Leadbelly, Cisco Houston, Sonny Terry And Bess Hawes Woody Guthrie With Leadbelly, Cisco Houston, Sonny Terry And Bess Hawes - Sings Folk Songs(CD, Album, RE) Folkways Records 96938 Spain 1994 Sell This Version
96940 Cisco Houston - Cowboy Ballads Cisco Houston Cowboy Ballads(CD, Album, RE) Folkways Records 96940 Spain 1994 Sell This Version
96948 Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - First Annual Tour Of The Pacific Northwest, Spring 1952 Vol. 1 Duke Ellington And His Orchestra First Annual Tour Of The Pacific Northwest, Spring 1952 Vol. 1(CD, Album, Mono) Folkways Records 96948 Spain 1994 Sell This Version
96951 Various - Chinese Opera / Songs & Music Various Chinese Opera / Songs & Music(CD, Comp) Folkways Records 96951 Spain 1994 Sell This Version
97908 Pete Seeger - American Favorite Ballads, Volume 2 Pete Seeger American Favorite Ballads, Volume 2(CD, Comp) Folkways Records 97908 Spain 1991 Sell This Version
97912 Peter La Farge* - Iron Mountain And Other Songs Peter La Farge* Iron Mountain And Other Songs(CD) Folkways Records, Discoplay, Dial Discos, S.A. 97912 Spain 2000 Sell This Version
97913 Logan English - Kentucky Folk Songs And Ballads Logan English Kentucky Folk Songs And Ballads (CD, Album, RE) Dial Discos, S.A. 97913 Spain 2000 Sell This Version
97914 Pete Seeger American Favorite Ballads, Vol. 3(CD, Album) Folkways Records 97914 Spain 2000 Sell This Version
97917 Various - Old Time Music At Clarence Ashley's Various Old Time Music At Clarence Ashley's(CD, Album, RE) Folkways Records, Dial Discos, S.A. 97917 Spain 2000 Sell This Version
97918 Unknown Artist - Flamenco Unknown Artist Flamenco(CD, Album, RE) Folkways Records 97918 Spain 2000 Sell This Version
50.1529 Aires De Montanya* Director: Antonio Galmes* - Mallorca Y Su Folklore Aires De Montanya* Director: Antonio Galmes* Aires De Montanya* Director: Antonio Galmes* - Mallorca Y Su Folklore(LP) Doblon 50.1529 Spain 1978 Sell This Version
549185 Woody Guthrie - Ballads Of Sacco & Vanzetti Woody Guthrie Ballads Of Sacco & Vanzetti(LP, Album) Folkways Records 549185 Spain 1983 Sell This Version
54.9187 Various - The Folk Music Of The Newport Folk Festival 1959-60, Vol. 1 Various The Folk Music Of The Newport Folk Festival 1959-60, Vol. 1(LP, Album) Folkways Records 54.9187 Spain 1983 Sell This Version
54.9188 Leadbelly - Leadbelly's Last Sessions Part One Leadbelly Leadbelly's Last Sessions Part One(LP) Folkways Records 54.9188 Spain 1983 Sell This Version
950062 Pete Seeger - American Favorite Ballads Pete Seeger American Favorite Ballads(CD, Album) Folkways Records 950062 Spain 1991 Sell This Version
950064 Pete Seeger - American Favorite Ballads, Volume 2 Pete Seeger American Favorite Ballads, Volume 2(CD, Comp) Folkways Records 950064 Spain 1991 Sell This Version
39101272 43 Taras Bulba - Peyote Moon Taras Bulba Peyote Moon(CD, Album) Hyperium Records 39101272 43 Germany 1995 Sell This Version
19658744502 Beyoncé - Renaissance Beyoncé Renaissance (Album) 19658744502 US 2022 Sell This Version
7243 8 49881 2 8 Boomtang* - Wet Boomtang* Wet(CD, Album) Virgin Music Canada 7243 8 49881 2 8 Canada 2002 Sell This Version
093070332621 Franzpeter Goebels The Story of the Keyboard Instruments: Vol. 1(CD, Album, RE) Folkways Records 093070332621 2012 Sell This Version
093070332720 Franzpeter Goebels The Story Of The Keyboard Instruments Vol. 2(CD, Album, RE) Folkways Records 093070332720 US 2012 Sell This Version
093070553224 Mrs. Marguerite Oswald The Oswald Case: Mrs. Marguerite Oswald Reads Lee Harvey Oswald's Letters From Russia.(CD, Album) Folkways Records 093070553224 US 2012 Sell This Version
093070558021 Tony Schwartz An Actual Story In Sound Of A Dog's Life(CD, Album) Folkways Records 093070558021 US 2012 Sell This Version
093070610224 Sir Edmund Hillary Interview With Sir Edmund Hillary Mountain Climbing(CD, Album) Folkways Records 093070610224 US Unknown Sell This Version
093070682528 Cantor David Kusevitsky* Cantorials(CD, Album, RE) Folkways Records 093070682528 US Unknown Sell This Version
093070753525 Bilal Abdurahman Innovative Rhythmic And Tonal Textures For Developing Creative Motor Skill Activities(CD, Album) Folkways Records 093070753525 US 2012 Sell This Version
093073345222 David Cope Visions (Music For Orchestra, 2 Pianos And Computer Generated Tape)(CD, Album) Folkways Records 093073345222 US 2012 Sell This Version
AHS 3528 David Laibman & Eric Schoenberg - The New Ragtime Guitar David Laibman & Eric Schoenberg David Laibman & Eric Schoenberg - The New Ragtime Guitar(LP, Album) Asch Records, Folkways Records AHS 3528 US 1971 Sell This Version
ALB 2 Indiani* E Eschimesi Dell'America Del Nord* - Musica Degli Indiani E Degli Eschimesi Dell'America Del Nord Indiani* E Eschimesi Dell'America Del Nord* Indiani* E Eschimesi Dell'America Del Nord* - Musica Degli Indiani E Degli Eschimesi Dell'America Del Nord(2xLP, Comp) Albatros (2), Folkways Records ALB 2 Italy 1974 Sell This Version
ALBUM L 24 Unknown Artist - Folk Instruments Of The World Unknown Artist Folk Instruments Of The World(2xLP, Album) Follett Publishing Company ALBUM L 24 US 1964 Sell This Version
ALBUM NO. 4 Leadbelly - Take This Hammer: Leadbelly Legacy Volume One Leadbelly Take This Hammer: Leadbelly Legacy Volume One(10", Album, Mono, Mic) Folkways Records, Folkways Records ALBUM NO. 4 US 1950 Sell This Version
AR 1045 Leadbelly • Big Bill Broonzy • The Moving Star Hall Singers • Cat Iron • The Fisk Jubilee Singers - Songs Of Worship LeadbellyBig Bill BroonzyThe Moving Star Hall SingersCat IronThe Fisk Jubilee Singers LeadbellyBig Bill BroonzyThe Moving Star Hall SingersCat IronThe Fisk Jubilee Singers - Songs Of Worship (LP, Comp) ARS (2) AR 1045 US 1966 Sell This Version
B 5302 Pete Seeger - Broadside Ballads Vol. 2 Pete Seeger Broadside Ballads Vol. 2(LP, Album, RE) Folkways Records B 5302 Spain 1984 Sell This Version
BA 20002 Big Bill Broonzy - Big Bill Broonzy Sings Folk Songs Big Bill Broonzy Big Bill Broonzy Sings Folk Songs(LP, Album, Mono, RE) Blue Angel, Zweitausendeins BA 20002 Germany Unknown Sell This Version
BA 20004 John Greenway (3) - The Talking Blues John Greenway (3) The Talking Blues(LP, Mono) Blue Angel BA 20004 Germany Unknown Sell This Version
BOMC 10-5524 Jean Shepherd (2), Robert W. Service - Jean Shepherd Reads Poems Of Robert Service Jean Shepherd (2), Robert W. Service Jean Shepherd (2), Robert W. Service - Jean Shepherd Reads Poems Of Robert Service(LP, Album) Folkways Records, Folkways Records BOMC 10-5524 US 1975 Sell This Version
BR 301 Various - Broadside Ballads Vol. 1 Various Broadside Ballads Vol. 1 (Album, Comp) BR 301 US 1963 Sell This Version
FH 5302 Pete Seeger - Broadside Ballads Vol. 2 Pete Seeger Broadside Ballads Vol. 2 (Album, Comp) FH 5302 US 1963 Sell This Version
BR 5310 Sammy Walker - Broadside Ballads Vol. 8: Song For Patty Sammy Walker Broadside Ballads Vol. 8: Song For Patty (Album) BR 5310 US 1975 Sell This Version
CAS 13 FA Pete Seeger With Memphis Slim & Willie Dixon - Highlights Of Pete Seeger At The Village Gate Pete Seeger With Memphis Slim & Willie Dixon Pete Seeger With Memphis Slim & Willie Dixon - Highlights Of Pete Seeger At The Village Gate(Cass) Folkways Records, Edigsa CAS 13 FA Spain 1972 Sell This Version
CC 0615 Langston Hughes - Panorama Of Negro History (From 1492 To Today) Langston Hughes Panorama Of Negro History (From 1492 To Today)(7", Promo) Folkways Records CC 0615 US 1968 Sell This Version
CCR-3 Creedence Clearwater Revival - Chronicle Volume Two Creedence Clearwater Revival Chronicle Volume Two(2xLP, Comp, RE) Fantasy CCR-3 Germany Unknown Sell This Version
CD SF 40024 Pete Seeger - Traditional Christmas Carols Pete Seeger Traditional Christmas Carols(CD, Album, RE) Folkways Records CD SF 40024 US 1989 Sell This Version
CD-SF 45014 Ella Jenkins - Come Dance By The Ocean Ella Jenkins Come Dance By The Ocean(CD, Album) Folkways Records CD-SF 45014 US 1992 Sell This Version
CMXBX 1030 Various - Anthems In Eden (An Anthology Of British & Irish Folk 1955-1978) Various Anthems In Eden (An Anthology Of British & Irish Folk 1955-1978)(4xCD, Comp + Box) Castle Music, Castle Music, Castle Music, Castle Music, Castle Music, Castle Music, Castle Music, Castle Music, Castle Music CMXBX 1030 UK 2006 Sell This Version
CP 54 9330 Various - Irish Rebellion Album Various Irish Rebellion Album(LP, Album, Comp) Folkways Records CP 54 9330 Spain 1984 Sell This Version
CRB 1 Pete Seeger - The Folksinger's Guitar Guide Pete Seeger The Folksinger's Guitar Guide CRB 1 US 1961 Sell This Version
CRB 2 Pete Seeger - How To Play The 5-String Banjo Pete Seeger How To Play The 5-String Banjo(LP, Album, Boo + Box) Folkways Records CRB 2 US 1954 Sell This Version
CRB 5 Jerry Silverman - The Folksinger's Guitar Guide Volume Two Jerry Silverman The Folksinger's Guitar Guide Volume Two(LP, box) Folkways Records CRB 5 US 1965 Sell This Version
CRB 11 Jerry Silverman - The Flat-Picker's Guitar Guide Jerry Silverman The Flat-Picker's Guitar Guide(LP) Folkways Records, Folkways Records CRB 11 US 1966 Sell This Version
CRB 12 Ustad Keramatullah Kahn* - 42 Lessons For Tabla Ustad Keramatullah Kahn* 42 Lessons For Tabla(LP, Album) Folkways Records, Folkways Records & Service Corp. CRB 12 US 1973 Sell This Version
CRB 16 Michael I. Holmes - Mandolin Instruction Michael I. Holmes Mandolin Instruction(2xLP) Folkways Records CRB 16 USA & Canada Unknown Sell This Version
CRB 20 Kevin Roth - New Ways Of Playing Mountain Dulcimer Kevin Roth New Ways Of Playing Mountain Dulcimer(2xLP, Album) Folkways Records CRB 20 US 1979 Sell This Version
C-SF-40004 The Country Gentlemen - Country Songs, Old And New The Country Gentlemen Country Songs, Old And New(Cass, Album, RE) Smithsonian Folkways C-SF-40004 US 1990 Sell This Version
C-SF 45014 Ella Jenkins - Come Dance By The Ocean Ella Jenkins Come Dance By The Ocean(Cass) Folkways Records C-SF 45014 US 1992 Sell This Version
C-SF 45033 Ella Jenkins Song And Rhythms From Near And Far(Cass, Album) Folkways Records C-SF 45033 US 1992 Sell This Version
DEM SC-1 Various - Primitive Musical Instruments Various Primitive Musical Instruments(LP, Mono) Folkways Records DEM SC-1 US 1952 Sell This Version
DP 54.9185 Woody Guthrie - Ballads Of Sacco & Vanzetti Woody Guthrie Ballads Of Sacco & Vanzetti(LP, Album) Folkways Records DP 54.9185 Spain 1983 Sell This Version
DP 54.9192 Elizabeth Knight Accompanied On Guitar By Sol Julty - Songs Of The Suffragettes Elizabeth Knight Accompanied On Guitar By Sol Julty Elizabeth Knight Accompanied On Guitar By Sol Julty - Songs Of The Suffragettes(LP, Album) Folkways Records DP 54.9192 Spain 1983 Sell This Version
DP-54.9207 Federico García Lorca - Jorge Juan Rodriguez - Poems Of Federico García Lorca Read In Spanish By Jorge Juan Rodríguez Federico García Lorca - Jorge Juan Rodriguez Federico García Lorca - Jorge Juan Rodriguez - Poems Of Federico García Lorca Read In Spanish By Jorge Juan Rodríguez(2xLP, Album) Folkways Records DP-54.9207 Spain 1983 Sell This Version
DP 54.9225 Phil Ochs - Sings For Broadside Phil Ochs Sings For Broadside(LP, Comp) Folkways Records, Folkways Records DP 54.9225 Spain 1983 Sell This Version
DP 54.9227 Various - Broadside Ballads Vol. 1 Various Broadside Ballads Vol. 1(LP, Comp, Mono, RE) Folkways Records DP 54.9227 Spain 1983 Sell This Version
DP 54.9235 Various - Broadside Ballads Vol. 6: Broadside Reunion Various Broadside Ballads Vol. 6: Broadside Reunion (Album, Comp) DP 54.9235 Spain 1984 Sell This Version
DP-54.9236 Joe Glazer - Songs Of Joe Hill Sung By Joe Glazer Joe Glazer Songs Of Joe Hill Sung By Joe Glazer(LP) Folkways Records DP-54.9236 Spain 1984 Sell This Version
DP 54.9237 Michael Cohen (4) - What Did You Expect? Michael Cohen (4) What Did You Expect?(LP, RE) Folkways Records DP 54.9237 Spain 1984 Sell This Version
DP 54.9240 Phil Ochs - The Broadside Tapes 1 Phil Ochs The Broadside Tapes 1(LP) Folkways Records, Folkways Records DP 54.9240 Spain 1984 Sell This Version
DP - 54.9242 Various - History Of The Soviet Union In Ballad & Song - Volume One: Songs Of The Revolution And Civil War Various History Of The Soviet Union In Ballad & Song - Volume One: Songs Of The Revolution And Civil War (Album, Comp) DP - 54.9242 Spain 1984 Sell This Version
DP54.9246 Pete Seeger - Broadside Ballads Vol. 2 Pete Seeger Broadside Ballads Vol. 2(LP, Album, RE) Folkways Records DP54.9246 Spain 1984 Sell This Version