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Folkways Records

World music
World music

Folkways Records is a World music act. Their sound grew out of Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and Henry Cowell. Those roots explain a lot about how Folkways Records arrange songs and choose their tones. Altogether the chart holds 3 connections around Folkways Records, reaching back through Woody Guthrie. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

Folkways Records was a record label founded by Moses Asch that documented folk, world, and children's music. It was acquired by the Smithsonian Institution in 1987 and is now part of Smithsonian Folkways.

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Folkways RecordsWoody GuthriePete SeegerHenry Cowell

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Folkways Records connections

Folkways Records grew out of Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and Henry Cowell. 3 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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