Smithsonian Folkways

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$36.99

In 1948, Moses Asch founded Folkways Records with a self-proclaimed mandate to record the sounds of the entire world. From the Sounds of North American Frogs to Speech After the Removal of the Larynx, Folkways documented the audible nooks and crannies of existence on hundreds of LPs produced by field...

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Various Artists

Sounds Of North American Frogs

Smithsonian Folkways

$39.99

Experimental

The amphibian song revival begins here! This classic of both biological fieldwork and natural sound recordings, originally released by Folkways in 1958, presents 57 species of frogs and toads on 92 tracks, digitally remastered from the original master tapes. Compiled and narrated by renowned herpetologist Charles M. Bogert,...

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Lucinda Williams

Happy Woman Blues

Smithsonian Folkways

$32.99

Country/Folk/Blues, Folk

Lucinda Williams, whose musical style defies easy categorization, recorded her first album of original songs in 1980, supported by a six-member band. Her songs are a mix of traditional and alternative country, folk, and blues that reflect her Louisiana roots. The Village Voice music critic Robert Christgau gave...

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Lucinda Williams

Ramblin’ On My Mind

Smithsonian Folkways

$32.99

Country/Folk/Blues, Blues, Folk

Classic folk blues and acoustic Americana from Lucinda Williams – her first record for Folkways – recorded at Malaco Studios with just Lucinda's naturally wonderful vocals, 12 string strumming, and 6 string accompaniment by John Grimaudo!" Ramblin' finds Lucinda doing passionate, but somehow kind of relaxed renditions of a numbers...