Featuring the cream of the Folkways bluegrass crop (and what a crop it is), this hour-plus collection stars many giants of the genre: Bill Monroe ("Get Up John"), Red Allen ("Live and Let Live"),... more

More than 40 years of classic Folkways recordings distilled down to one 28-track CD: Roving Gambler Country Gentlemen; Sitting on Top of the World Doc Watson; Watson's Blues Bill Monroe/Doc Watson;... more

Smithsonian Folkways takes you to the heart of Appalachia for 38 vintage string-band sides—76 minutes on one CD! Includes "Red Bird" Clark Kessinger; "Bonaparte's Retreat" Mike Seeger; "Sally in the... more

With folk and bluegrass enjoying widespread popularity at the time, the Country Gentlemen—who blended the two into a unique, progressive style—struck a chord in the early '60s. This 1963 Folkways LP... more

An absolute must for bluegrass lovers: Red Allen's definitive 1964 LP Bluegrass plus six unissued cuts and selections from four of his later Folkways albums! He (along with mandolin virtuoso Frank... more

The first bluegrass LP ever released, expanded by 16 tracks—43 in all! This banjo classic includes Pig in a Pen; Train 45; Shortening Bread; Chicken Reel; Cripple Creek; Cumberland Gap; Careless... more

Concerts, jam sessions, festival workshops…27 unreleased performances by Bill Monroe & the Bluegrass Boys! Rare pix and copious notes join 75 minutes of precious music: "Roanoke," "Kentucky Waltz,"... more

The music is traditional, their voices are utterly distinctive—this is Bill Monroe and Doc Watson, and these are 17 unreleased duets: Foggy Mountain Top; Kentucky Mandolin; Soldier's Joy; Chicken... more

Modern bluegrass was born when the Country Gentlemen first appeared in July 1957, and the classic line–up of that watershed group is heard on this wonderful 1973 LP. A 28-page booklet accompanies the... more

There's nothing like a healthy does of bluegrass music, much like the 23 songs on this terrific compilation. With the Pike County Boys, Smiley Hobbs and a whole host of other talent, you'll hear some... more

First new studio album by this hugely influential bluegrass band since 2007's Grammy-nominated Scenechronized! Chris Eldridge, Emmylou Harris and Rickie Simpkins are the special guests as you hear... more