These 28 tracks do, indeed, spotlight "both sides" of this Folk Revival-era icon: the master songwriter and the renowned song interpreter. The title smash and duets with Joan Baez ("Diamonds and... more

Songs of Our Native Daughters gathers together kindred musicians Rhiannon Giddens, Amythyst Kiah, Leyla McCalla, and Allison Russell in song and sisterhood to communicate with their forebears.... more

A mentor to everyone from Bob Dylan to Suzanne Vega, "The Mayor of MacDougal Street" was a treasured figure in the Greenwich Village scene for four decades. His autobiography and its portrait of the... more

Jim came to sing at our place in Sharon some years back, along with a bunch of Californians called the Portable Folk Festival. We immediately invited him to come back and make this recording. When he... more

Our second recording of Gordon, this contains many of his powerful original songs of the sea and of the fishermen among whom he grew up. Mister Eneos, Mrs. MacDonald's Lament, Peter Kagan and the... more

This UK folk-rock legend (Fairport Convention, Steeleye Span, Albion Band) enjoyed a decades-long solo career—and yet this is the first official release of a live Martin Carthy solo album. Extended... more

Folk music legend Judy Collins hand-picked this selection of her most treasured recent recordings! Features a brand new, never before released cover of "White Bird," the 1969 gem from San... more

These largely unheard recordings were made in '62 in Greenwich Village. Doc's father-in-law, fiddler Gaither Carlton, rarely played outside North Carolina; you can hear the remarkable chemistry and... more

Barbara forged her own path, singing for peace and justice and refusing to recognize music-biz boundaries between folk, jazz and blues. The 40-page booklet and 150 minutes of music here take us... more

This second volume (see Folkways FW03043, Broadside Ballads, Volume 1) continues Ewan MacColl's exploration of English broadside ballads. It features songs about the exploits of women, from a woman... more

In his liner notes, Ewan MacColl writes, "In the days before TV, radio, and newspapers, the broadsides helped both to mould and reflect public opinion; their authors acted as political commentators,... more

Blacklisted actor and tireless social activist Will Geer toured government work camps with Guthrie and Burl Ives long before Geer and Guthrie released this 1956 LP. They tell it like it is the songs... more

22 songs favored by leaders of antiwar, civil rights, industrial labor, farm worker, and other struggles throughout American history. "Jesus Christ" Woody Guthrie, "Blowin' In The Wind," New World... more

Ramblin' Jack keeps alive the wisdom, freedom and spirit of legendary American songwriters Woody Guthrie and Jimmie Rodgers. Guthrie once proclaimed that Jack sounded more like Guthrie than Guthrie.... more

North Carolina bluegrass revivalists Chatham County Line join cherished songstress Judy Collins and Norwegian singer-songwriter (and Rick Danko/Eric Andersen collaborator) Jonas Fjeld on this... more

It was easy for Judy Collins to put a little something extra into her performance of Leonard Cohen's song "Everybody Knows" on this new album. After all, it was Judy's encouragement and her... more

A brilliant career overview in rarities from legendary folk singer, Jim Croce! Contains versions of all his greatest hit songs including "Time In A Bottle," "Operator," "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" and... more

Over 50 years after its original 1952 vinyl release, this is still the best American roots music collection around! Musicologist Harry Smith assembled the anthology from 78 rpm discs issued between... more

The timeless qualities of traditional tunes can carry us across oceans and eons, linking us not only to the past but to each other as well. It was under the banner of those eternal connections that... more

You'll find wall-to-wall duets on this follow-up to John's Grammy-winning "In Spite of Ourselves." Prine is revered as a songwriter's songwriter; here, though, he sings country classics with Miranda... more

With 14 hand-picked performances from his recent touring years, this takes its place as Prine's best live album. The revered songwriter sings Spanish Pipedream; She Is My Everything; Long Monday;... more