On a warm day this past spring, curator Betty Belanus, researcher Sita Reddy, and I began a drive from Washington, DC
Check out these five playlists of Smithsonian Folkways tracks related to the 2011 Festival programs.
The constant sounds of music have ceased, and the aroma of cooking food no longer wafts over the National Mall.
This installment of Festival Audio features a conversation with two returned Peace Corps volunteers: Jimmy Schneidewind, who served in Mozambique from 2007 to 2009 in HIV/AIDS and health education, and Yung-Mei Haloski, who served in China from 1997 to 19
Celebrated songwriter, producer, singer, musician, and performer Jerry "Swamp Dogg" Williams performs his song "Crawdad Hole."
From the Southeastern Plains of Colombia, Cabrestero performs the joropo music that is an important part of the region's cattle-ranching culture
Dozens of Colombian craftspeople participated in the 2011 Festival
The Opika Performance Group from Perechyn, Ukraine, reconnects local orphaned children with their region’s culture and heritage through performances of Ukraine’s diverse song and dance traditions
The Monitors, from Wilson County, North Carolina, have been performing for over fifty years.