The Smithsonian's collections and archives are a rich source of information on American folk music and its many genres. Smithsonian Folkways is home to a significant collection of folk music ...

A number of instruments played by famous folk artists, along with those of less-known and unknown artists, are housed at the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. National Museum of ...

and research and teaching materials on American music, folklore, and psalmody. Collegiate song books collected by Walter S. "Wally" Collins (1926-1997), including extensive research materials on the ...

For example there's English folk music, Scottish folk music, American folk music ... folk music is used to accompany traditional dances such as a céilí in Ireland. Back to top What instruments ...

To that end, in the 1950s, the Taiwanese government invited American dance instructors ... a prominent choreographer and folk dance teacher, brought songs such as “Mayim Mayim” (from Israel ...

Plus, California songwriter Petracovich shares a monologue and new music inspired by her grief of losing a child. — The Great American Folk Show is written, recorded, and hosted by folksinger ...

Upon its arrival, the polka became an American folk tradition ... Today Midwesterners have the opportunity to dance to rock music, join square dance clubs, or do Country line dancing, but instead ...

Tickets/info: eventbrite.com Romanian pianist Lucian Ban and American ... Dance on the legendary ECM records label this August. This is the second recording from the duo of folk songs that ...