A Sound Legacy: 60 Years of Folkways Records and 20 Years of Smithsonian Folkways @ richardeward.com

A Sound Legacy: 60 Years of Folkways Records and 20 Years of Smithsonian Folkways
from Smithsonian Folkways Recordings

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5.0

• No wonder it's free.
  Not worth downloading. Most of the free MP3 are that way. Maybe they should pay people to download them.

• "Timeless" is as "timeless" sounds...
  What immediately caught my eye on this excellent sampler was the track by Bill Monroe & Doc Watson, "What Would You Give In Exchange For Your Soul?" I'm sure this was written QUITE a few years ago (as many songs here were), but this is still a question that we are individually and collectively asking ourselves, and remains as pertinent now as it was then. "Red River Valley" by Woody Guthrie is one of the pillars that virtually all of today's classic and contemporary country songs are still based on. "I... more info

• Wow! A really fun surprise!
  I grabbed this since it was free and I have always been a fan of the Alan Lomax-style "folk" recordings. I wasn't expecting there to be so many fun tracks. Higher than expected sound quality on most, as well. A variety of cultures and musical styles (there's even a tree frog recording). Stand outs for me are the Pete Seeger track, "Hambone," "Little Bird, Little Bird," and "The Coo Bird."

• A great intro to our culture
  I know a lot of people will hear these songs and wonder what was Amazon thinking. But these tracks reveal our culture and say something about who we are. Well, maybe the tree frog one doesn't. But you need to listen to these songs realizing what they really are: a part of our collective cultural heritage. It may not be something you'd jump right out and buy, but these are the songs your mom or grandmother sang to you when you were young. And I'd say that's kind of important.

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