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The CKUA Radio Network proudly launches Smithsonian
Folkways: Sounds to Grow On, a new 26-part series
featuring the original recordings of the Folkways Collection,
now a cornerstone of Smithsonian Folkways Records' vast catalogue.
Hosted by Michael Asch, the
only child of Folkways Records' founder Moses Asch, the weekly
one-hour program debuted in 2009. This series, researched
by Robert Wiznura, is a co-production of The Smithsonian Women's
Committee, Smithsonian Folkways Records and the CKUA Radio
Network.
Smithsonian Folkways: Sounds to Grow On is about
Moses "Moe" Asch, and, more specifically about Folkways Records,
the company he founded in 1948, and its catalogue of staggering diversity and
eclecticism. Upon Moe's death in 1986, the Folkways catalogue and related materials,
comprising nearly 2,200 LP's, were turned over to the Smithsonian Institution
in Washington, DC. The label now operates as Smithsonian Folkways Records, which
maintains the original catalogue, as well as produces and sells new recordings
in the spirit of Folkways and Moe Asch.
Smithsonian Folkways: Sounds to Grow On broadcasts
province-wide on the FM dial, and online Sundays from 3 PM
to 4 PM and in rebroadcast Mondays from 3 AM to 4 AM.
In addition,
episodes are available from the Smithsonian
Folkways website anywhere/anytime as podcasts. Smithsonian Folkways: Sounds to Grow On
is sponsored by:
Want
to hear to more Folkways music? Tune into the Folkways Collection, a 24-part
documentary music series on Friday mornings from 4-5 AM. The Folkways Collection
is also available
as a podcast.
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