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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. They run in the same orbit as Deerhunter, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 4 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 Records grew out of Woody Guthrie, Pete Seeger and Henry Cowell, shares an orbit with Deerhunter. 4 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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