Folkways Records is a record label founded by Moses Asch. The label became very influential on a generation of folk singers because of its release of a great number of old-time and bluegrass recordings by re-discovered performers from the 1920s and 1930s like Dock Boggs and Clarence Ashley, as well as contemporary performers like the New Lost City Ramblers. The Anthology of American Folk Music originally appeared on the Folkways label. A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and video recordings, on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Moses (Moe) Asch was the founder of Folkways Records and a key figure in bringing folk music into the American mainstream. ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the people. ... Old-time music (or old-timey music) is a form of North American folk music, with roots in the folk music of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Africa. ... Bluegrass music is considered a form of American roots music with its own roots in the English, Irish and Scottish traditional music of immigrants from the British Isles (particularly the Scots-Irish immigrants of Appalachia), as well as the music of rural African-Americans, jazz, and blues. ... Dock Boggs Moran Lee Dock Boggs (February 7, 1898–February 7, 1971) was an influential old-time singer, songwriter and banjo player. ... From the time of Tom Clarence Ashleys birth, he was surrounded by the old-time music and the ballads that had traveled the Atlantic along with Americas early settlers. ... New Lost City Ramblers The New Lost City Ramblers is a contemporary old-time string band that formed in New York City in 1958 during the Folk Revival. ... The Anthology of American Folk Music is a recording that collects several dozen folk and country songs which were initially recorded from the 1920s and 1930s, and were first released on 78 rpm records. ...

After Asch's death in 1986, the Folkways catalogue was left to the Smithsonian Institution which has re-issued many classic Folkways recordings under the Smithsonian Folkways label. The entire Folkways back catalog remains available via custom CD-R or cassette. 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Smithsonian Institution Building or Castle on the National Mall serves as the Institutions headquarters. ...

See also

• List of record labels

The following is a partial list of record labels, both past and present. ...

External link

• Official site