Free Smithsonian Folkways Podcasts

Songs of protest. Spoken word. Traditional musics. Sound FX. Smithsonian Folkways Recordings has it all. As a UW community member you can access these recordings online @ Smithsonian Global Sound. Now you can also download (free to everyone) 24 one-hour programs that explores the history of this collection: click here.

More about the podcasts: The music of modern day giants like Bruce Springsteen, Bob Dylan, and Ani Difranco is interwoven with original Folkways recordings to demonstrate the lasting legacy that Folkways Records has on popular music. Recent and archival interviews with Pete Seeger, Woody Guthrie, Lead Belly, Mickey Hart, Studs Terkel, and others help reveal the remarkable human stories behind this equally remarkable collection. The series was produced by CKUA Radio in Alberta, Canada and originally aired in 1999.