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Alan Lewis<p>MICHAEL HURLEY, 1941-2025<br>Mastodon Post</p><p>So sorry to learn of the death of Michael Hurley. The attachment is a screenshot from a Smithsonian Folkways mailing that arrived this afternoon. My old singing partner was a solid Michael Hurley fan.</p><p>:</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/bluemountain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bluemountain</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/folkmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folkmusic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/folkways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folkways</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/folkwaysrecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folkwaysrecords</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/michaelhurley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>michaelhurley</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/musicnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musicnews</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/singersongwriter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>singersongwriter</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/smithsonianfolkways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smithsonianfolkways</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/teasong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>teasong</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/theteasong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>theteasong</span></a> </p><p>:::</p>
Alan Lewis<p>TRACY SCHWARZ, 1938-2025<br>Mastodon Post</p><p>The attachment is a screenshot from a Smithsonian Folkways e-mailing that arrived today.</p><p>:</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/cajunmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cajunmusic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/countrymusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>countrymusic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/folkmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folkmusic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/musicnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musicnews</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/newlostcityramblers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newlostcityramblers</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/oldtimemusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oldtimemusic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/oldtimeymusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>oldtimeymusic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/smithsonianfolkways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smithsonianfolkways</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/tracyschwarz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tracyschwarz</span></a> </p><p>:::</p>
Alan Lewis<p>DOC WATSON<br>"DEEP RIVER BLUES"<br>Mastodon Post</p><p>Doc Watson - "Deep River Blues" (Doc's Guitar: Fingerpicking &amp; Flatpicking DVD)<br>Smithsonian Folkways [Introduced by Ralph Rinzler]</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE2swkx9WXE&amp;t=232s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=cE2swkx9WX</span><span class="invisible">E&amp;t=232s</span></a></p><p>This is Smithsonian Folkways' most played YouTube video. See why.</p><p>:</p><p><a href="https://c.im/tags/countrymusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>countrymusic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/deepriverblues" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>deepriverblues</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/docwatson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>docwatson</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/folkmusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>folkmusic</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/music" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>music</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/musicnews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>musicnews</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ralphrinzler" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ralphrinzler</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/smithsonianfolkways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>smithsonianfolkways</span></a> </p><p>:::</p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>Smithsonian Folkways: Smithsonian Folkways Launches Music Pathways, an Innovative New Teaching Tool. “Smithsonian Folkways has announced the launch of the Smithsonian Folkways Music Pathways, an innovative new teaching tool designed to illuminate lesser-known corners of music history using the sounds and resources available in the label’s iconic catalog.”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/19/smithsonian-folkways-smithsonian-folkways-launches-music-pathways-an-innovative-new-teaching-tool/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/02/19/smithsonian-folkways-smithsonian-folkways-launches-music-pathways-an-innovative-new-teaching-tool/</a></p>
Pieter<p><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Matmos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Matmos</span></a> – Return To Archive cd on <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/SmithsonianFolkways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmithsonianFolkways</span></a> 2024<br><a href="https://matmos.bandcamp.com/album/return-to-archive" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">matmos.bandcamp.com/album/retu</span><span class="invisible">rn-to-archive</span></a></p>
Pieter<p>Music Of <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Indonesia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Indonesia</span></a> - <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Lombok" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Lombok</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Kalimantan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kalimantan</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Banyumas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Banyumas</span></a>: Little-Known Forms Of <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Gamelan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Gamelan</span></a> And <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/Wayang" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Wayang</span></a> cd on <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/SmithsonianFolkways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmithsonianFolkways</span></a> 1997<br><a href="http://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_l_pr2oOKG0s8X6zFHrbh8kXqMDRGuUTx4" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK</span><span class="invisible">5uy_l_pr2oOKG0s8X6zFHrbh8kXqMDRGuUTx4</span></a></p>
Dan Kletter 🥑<p><a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/NowPlaying" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NowPlaying</span></a> For the 75th anniversary of <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/SmithsonianFolkways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmithsonianFolkways</span></a>, they commissioned Baltimore-based experimental electronic music duo <a href="https://mastodon.xyz/tags/Matmos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Matmos</span></a> to make an LP using the record label's back catalog. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgE5EjMV4Ic" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=bgE5EjMV4I</span><span class="invisible">c</span></a></p>
Pieter<p><a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/MikeSeeger" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MikeSeeger</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/RuthPershing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RuthPershing</span></a> documentary film called Talking Feet (<a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/SmithsonianFolkways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmithsonianFolkways</span></a>).... thanks to <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/DustToDigital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DustToDigital</span></a>.<br><a href="https://dusttodigital.substack.com/p/creating-community-through-self-expression" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">dusttodigital.substack.com/p/c</span><span class="invisible">reating-community-through-self-expression</span></a></p>
Pieter<p>Ear to the Ground from <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/MalvinaReynolds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MalvinaReynolds</span></a> on <a href="https://mastodon.nl/tags/SmithsonianFolkways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmithsonianFolkways</span></a> 2000</p><p><a href="https://malvinareynolds.bandcamp.com/album/ear-to-the-ground" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">malvinareynolds.bandcamp.com/a</span><span class="invisible">lbum/ear-to-the-ground</span></a></p>
Bob Stepno<p>Seeing an ad announcing that the venerable <a href="https://newsie.social/tags/Folkways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Folkways</span></a> Records (<a href="https://newsie.social/tags/SmithsonianFolkways" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmithsonianFolkways</span></a> these days) is looking for someone with "DSP" experience, which I'm just enough of a geek to realize couldn't mean Digital Signal Processor, but I'm also nostalgic about pre-commercialism Usenet and know nothing about digital marketing and online ad sales...<br>Found an alternative DSP for Folkways to look at: </p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/0Sg8AeNy_2g" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/0Sg8AeNy_2g</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>And for my own grudging edification:<br><a href="https://www.musicgateway.com/blog/music-industry/music-production/what-is-a-dsp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">musicgateway.com/blog/music-in</span><span class="invisible">dustry/music-production/what-is-a-dsp</span></a></p>
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