A few years back, we had the pleasure of partnering with Smithsonian Folkways for a special two part series on Folkways Records founder Moses Asch, who was born 99 years ago earlier this month. To honor his legacy, we combined these two pieces and re-releasing them today. We’ll traverse Moe’s early career, bankruptcy, and the tumultuous yet tantalizing 40 years of iconic recordings with pioneering and lesser known artists of Folkways Records. You’ll find out how what Moe accomplished became so woven with the cultural footprint of American Music as we know it today. Now… here’s the story of Moses Asch.
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Credits:
Nicholas Edward Williams - Production, research, writing, editing, distribution
Collaboration Credits:
Full Moses Asch interview with Arhoolie Records’ founder Chris Strachwitz
Interviewees:
Richard Carlin - Worlds of Sound: The Story of Smithsonian Folkways - Book
Dom Flemons - Black Cowboys from Smithsonian Folkways
Websites:
Smithsonian | SF2 | NY Times | Redalyc | Arhoolie | Jstor.com | NPR | Routledge | AllPurposeGuru | NY TIMES 2 | University of Alberta | Haaretz | Folkworks
Videos:FAI
Folkways: World of Sound Documentary
Books:
Making people's music : Moe Asch and Folkways records - Peter D Goldsmith
