Various Artists, Smithsonian Folkways Classic Series Sampler
The Smithsonian Folkways collection is a musical treasure, a chance to wander down the byways of music not only from America, but all parts of the globe. From Woody Guthrie to Leadbelly to Elizabeth Cotten, the label is like an aural encyclopedia of what Moses Asch once called “people’s music,” the rough-recorded sound of genres being born and history being made. The songs on this sampler provide an opportunity to walk through the label’s right past.
