Listen to thematic playlists from Smithsonian Folkways and podcasts featuring a wide variety of musical genres. Podcasts Freer|Sackler Music Series East meets West in live music, dance, and theater performances from across Asia. Sounds to Grow On Series hosted by Michael Asch, son of Folkways founder Moses Asch, featuring the original recordings of Folkways Records. Sound Sessions Journey into the rich, eclectic, and sometimes eccentric Smithsonian Folkways archive. The Folkways Collection Explore the remarkable collection of music, spoken word, and sound recordings that make up Folkways Records. Tapestry of the Times Join Aaron Henkin on an ear-opening voyage back in time and around the globe. Playlists A Quarter Century of Smithsonian Folkways Smithsonian Folkways African American Gospel Music Smithsonian Folkways Boogie Woogie Piano Smithsonian Folkways Classical Music Smithsonian Folkways Conjunto Essentials Smithsonian Folkways English and Scottish Ballads compiled by Francis J. Child Smithsonian Folkways Freedom Sounds Smithsonian Folkways Holiday Songs Smithsonian Folkways IlluminAsia Smithsonian Folkways Music of Brazil Smithsonian Folkways Music of Hawai'i Smithsonian Folkways Music of Peru Smithsonian Folkways Rhythm & Blues Smithsonian Folkways Roots of the Grateful Dead Smithsonian Folkways Songs of Protest Smithsonian Folkways Songs That Have Inspired Bob Dylan Smithsonian Folkways Sounds from Appalachia Smithsonian Folkways Sounds from New Orleans Smithsonian Folkways Sounds of Africa Smithsonian Folkways Sounds of America Smithsonian Folkways Sounds of Latin America Smithsonian Folkways Sounds of the Civil Rights Movement Smithsonian Folkways Train Tracks: A Transcontinental Railroad Playlist Sojin Kim Women and Folk Smithsonian Folkways Women's Liberation Smithsonian Folkways View all