Smithsonian Folkways

About this imprint

Smithsonian Folkways is included in this music label directory with a US territory association. The source classifies its type as Imprint.

Source note: imprint of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

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Associated release artists

Showing 80 of 316 credited artists. Explore the sourced release pages below for more credits.

Release credits do not imply a current signing or an exclusive artist roster.

Selected releases

849 sourced releases in this catalogue. This is a partial collection, sorted by title; it is not a complete discography or a latest-release feed.

• !Viva el Mariachi! →
  Release date: 2002-08-13
  Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano
  Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano · Group · MusicBrainz associated country: US · Los Angeles, CA mariachi ensemble founded by Nati Cano · Artist source ↗
• !Viva el Mariachi! →
  Release date: 2002-08-12
  Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano
  Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano · Group · MusicBrainz associated country: US · Los Angeles, CA mariachi ensemble founded by Nati Cano · Artist source ↗
• 1975 →
  Release date: 2021-04-02
  No-No Boy
  No-No Boy · Person · MusicBrainz associated country: US · Artist source ↗
• 2: Blue Grass String Band →
  Release date: 2012
  The Virginia Mountain Boys
  The Virginia Mountain Boys · Group · MusicBrainz associated country: US · Artist source ↗
• 50 Years: Where Do You Come From? Where Do You Go? →
  Release date: 2009
  The New Lost City Ramblers
  The New Lost City Ramblers · Group · MusicBrainz associated country: US · Artist source ↗
• 900 Miles and Other R.R. Songs →
  Release date: 2004
  Cisco Houston
  Cisco Houston · Person · MusicBrainz associated country: US · Artist source ↗
• A Dead-Beat Guitar and the Mississippi Blues →
  Release date: 2012-05-30
  K.C. Douglas
  K.C. Douglas · Person · MusicBrainz associated country: US · post-war West Coast rural blues guitarist · Artist source ↗
• A Dead-Beat Guitar and the Mississippi Blues →
  Release date: 2006
  K.C. Douglas
  K.C. Douglas · Person · MusicBrainz associated country: US · post-war West Coast rural blues guitarist · Artist source ↗
• A Life of song →
  Release date: 2011
  Ella Jenkins
  Ella Jenkins · Person · MusicBrainz associated country: US · folk singer/actress · Artist source ↗
• A Mind of Your Own →
  Release date: 2021
  The Bright Siders
  The Bright Siders · Group · MusicBrainz associated country: US · Artist source ↗
• A Piece of Infinity →
  Release date: 2025-09-26
  Meklit
  Meklit · Person · MusicBrainz associated country: US · Meklit Hadero is an Ethiopian-American vocalist, songwriter, composer and former refugee, known for her electric stage presence, innovative sound and vibrant c… · Artist source ↗
• A Sound Legacy: 60 Years of Folkways Records and 20 Years of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings →
  Release date: 2008-08-01
• A Treasury of Civil War Songs Sung by Tom Glazer →
  Release date: 2011
  Tom Glazer
  Tom Glazer · Person · MusicBrainz associated country: US · Artist source ↗
• Abayudaya: Music from the Jewish People of Uganda →
  Release date: 2003
  Abayudaya
  Abayudaya · Type unspecified · Artist source ↗
• Abiyoyo and Other Story Songs for Children →
  Release date: 1989
  Pete Seeger
  Pete Seeger · Person · MusicBrainz associated country: US · Artist source ↗
• Achai →
  Release date: 2017
  Alash
  Alash · Group · Tuvan band who throat-sing and play traditional instruments · Artist source ↗
• Across the Amerikee: Showpieces from Coal Camp to Cattle Trail →
  Release date: 2017
  Stephen Wade
  Stephen Wade · Person · MusicBrainz associated country: US · Artist source ↗
• Adventures In Rhythm →
  Release date: 1989
  Ella Jenkins
  Ella Jenkins · Person · MusicBrainz associated country: US · folk singer/actress · Artist source ↗
• Afghanistan: Music During the Civil War (1979–2001) →
  Release date: 2015
• Afghanistan: The Traditional Music of Herât →
  Release date: 2015
• African American Gospel : The Pioneering Composers Volume III Wade In The Water →
  Release date: 1994
• African American Gospel: The Pioneering Composers / Wade in the Water (Volume 3) →
  Release date: 1994
• Aka Pygmy Music →
  Release date: 2015
• Alberta: Wild Roses Northern Lights →
  Release date: 2006

Artists linked to this entry

9 artists have a direct label association in Wikidata. These statements may be historical; they do not confirm a current contract or a release credit.

• Cimarrón ↗
  Period not specified · Statement source ↗
• Dillard Chandler ↗
  Period not specified · Statement source ↗
• Elizabeth Mitchell ↗
  Period not specified · Statement source ↗
• Lucinda Williams ↗
  Period not specified · Statement source ↗
• Mali Obomsawin ↗
  Period not specified · Statement source ↗
• Mark Olf ↗
  Period not specified · Statement source ↗
• Pete Seeger ↗
  Period not specified · Statement source ↗
• Stephen Wade ↗
  Period not specified · Statement source ↗
• The Dust Busters ↗
  Period not specified · Statement source ↗

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