The Chicago Symphony Orchestra family joins the Chicago community in celebrating the 100th birthday of the legendary Ella Jenkins, the “First Lady of Children’s Music” and a recipient of the Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award! 📷: Jeff Meacham

.ıɥsɐq ıɥsıʞ curates our latest People’s Picks playlist, featuring recordings by Clarence Ashley, the Art Tatum Trio, the Moving Star Hall Singers, No-No Boy, and more. Listen / Read → s.si.edu/3WWPs8J

‘Songs for Fall,’ the first of four seasonal volumes of music from the multi-award-winning early childhood folk music program Little Folkies, is out digitally today. Featuring Irena Eide (of Rainy Eyes), Dirk Powell, Phoebe Hunt, and more. Listen: orcd.co/little-folkies

🚶 On 'Wanderers Like Me,' The Po' Ramblin' Boys (The Po' Ramblin' Boys), w/ Steep Canyon Rangers Rangers alum Woody Platt producing, deliver a bluegrass album that reflects the joys and pressures of life on the road. Click for more on the album, out Friday! nodepression.com/album-reviews/…

Today Dan + Claudia Zanes share “Little Pal of Mine,” a song inspired by their beloved dog Rezi. Joined by Ken & Brad Kolodner on banjo and hammered dulcimer, it’s the third single from Dan + Claudia’s new album, ‘Pieces of Home,’ out Aug. 30. 🐾 → orcd.co/dan-and-claudi…

The second single from symbiont arrived today! Meet “Old Indian Hymn.”

Out now Smithsonian Folkways - Brilliantly preserved, The Complete Friends of Old-Time Music Concert, featuring the Georgia Sea Island Singers and guests, is so vital and powerful that it feels almost like being there. klofmag.com/2024/08/the-co…

Listen to our Monday Morning Brew playlist ft. Jerron Paxton, Frank Fairfield, Steve Gunn & The Black Twig Pickers, Sabine McCalla, Jake Xerxes Fussell, Martin Simpson & Dom Flemons, Hannah Read, Grey Reverend, Jake Blount & Mali Obomsawin & more. klofmag.com/2024/08/playli…

[news] Jerron Paxton annonce son album “Things Done Changed” Six ans après son EP de 4 titres, le chanteur et multi-instrumentiste fait son retour avec un nouvel album qui sortira le 18 octobre chez Smithsonian Folkways 🔗 soulbag.fr/jerron-paxton-…

Dan + Claudia Zanes’ new all-ages album, ‘Pieces of Home,’ is out today! These are old and new tunes, performed by old and new friends, rooted in American and Haitian folk traditions that call family and neighbors to sing, dance, and play together. → orcd.co/dan-and-claudi…

Back-to-School Sale! Take 20% off all children’s CDs and LPs on our website through Sept. 6 The discount applies when an eligible title is added to your cart and does not include digital downloads. Find releases by Ella Jenkins, Jean Ritchie, and more → s.si.edu/3Tc1bxA

🪕 Now Playing: “What’s Gonna Become of Me,” the lead single from Jerron Paxton’s upcoming album ‘Things Done Changed,’ out Friday, October 18th. Listen to the new track wherever you stream music: orcd.co/jerron-paxton