In this episode of Tapestry of the Times: Aaron talks with Richard Carlin, author of âWorlds of Sound: The Story of Smithsonian Folkways. He joins the program to share some great recordings of legendary performers like folk hero Woody Guthrie, jazz trail-blazer Mary Lou Williams. All the music heard in this episode of Tapestry of the Times has been compiled together by Richard onto a sampler CD thatâs available as a companion to his book.
Tapestry of the Times is an hour-long weekly podcast and radio program on public radio station WYPR 88.1 FM in Baltimore where host Aaron Henkin takes listeners on an ear-opening voyage back in time and around the globe through the wide-ranging sound archives of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings including some of the original names like Lead Belly and Woody Guthrie. You will also hear blues from Warner Williams and Robert Jr. Lockwood, gospel music old and new, and international folk songs from Columbia, Cuba, and Iran. Real music, real people, and the stories behind the soundsâ¦on Tapestry of the Times.
Smithsonian Folkways is the nonprofit record label of the Smithsonian Institution, the national museum of the United States. Smithsonian Folkways is dedicated to supporting cultural diversity and increased understanding among peoples through the documentation, preservation, and dissemination of sound.
For more information visit www.tapestryofthetimes.org or www.folkways.si.edu
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