print email comment close Smithsonian Folkways URL: http://www.folkways.si.edu/ Description: "Smithsonian Folkways Recordings is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States," dedicated to "supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation and dissemination of sound." The site contains a searchable catalog of recordings (genres include folk, bluegrass, blues, humor, old time, poetry, and world music); events information; tour dates of featured artists; new releases; and more. Publisher: Smithsonian Institution Library of Congress Subject Headings: Country music Folk music Sound recordings World music LII Database Information: Record 5194 created by Tom McGibney on 02/04/2000 Last modification on 06/18/2008 Published: 02/04/2000   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/5194