Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. December 2008 Newsletter Dear Supporter, This holiday season please visit the Smithsonian Global Sound Web site for a selection of songs to make winter bright, including a slide show of holiday album covers. Smithsonian Folkways Award-Nominated Albums - Save 20% Smithsonian Folkways is proud to announce that six albums have been nominated for awards, two for Grammys and five selected as Independent Music Awards (IMA) finalists. In the past five years, Smithsonian Folkways has received 13 Grammy nominations. Until December 31st, save 20% on any purchase of these six CDs when using discount code AWARDS08 during checkout at www.folkways.si.edu. Click here to listen to and vote for your favorite albums on the Independent Music Awards Web site. Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano - Amor, Dolor y Lágrimas Best Regional Mexican Album (Grammy) Best Latin Album (IMA) From Now On by Michael Doucet Best Zydeco Or Cajun Music Album (Grammy) ¡Ayombe! - The Heart of Colombia's Música Vallenata Best Latin Album (IMA) Territory by Tony Trischka Best Americana Album (IMA) On the Right Road Now by The Paschall Brothers Best Gospel Album (IMA) The Sligo Indians by Tony DeMarco Best World Traditional Album (IMA) Free Shipping through December 17th A friendly reminder that all CD/DVD/book orders over $50 are eligible for free domestic standard shipping through this Wednesday, December 17th. After December 17th, normal rates apply. Recommended order deadlines for delivery by 12/24 are: US First Class Mail - December 17th Federal Express Saver - December 19th Federal Express Overnight - December 22nd, 2 p.m. EST International Shipping - Sorry, too late! Smithsonian Folkways Trivia! Each month we'll ask a trivia question; email your answer, name, and address with the subject "December Trivia" to smithsonianfolkways@si.edu by December 31st and a randomly selected entrant with the correct answer will win a free CD of his or her choice! December Question: In 1963, Folkways Records released an album of the story of Jesus Christ’s birth. Who wrote this version of the story, and what was his relationship to Folkways? Congratulations to last month's winner, Mahir from Australia who correctly answered "Joanne Shenandoah" to this question: This Grammy-winning Iroquois singer/guitarist has won more Native American Music awards (11) than any other artist and appears on two Smithsonian Folkways albums—Beautiful Beyond: Christian Songs in Native Languages and Heartbeat: Voices of First Nations Women. 2008 Award Nominees 20% Off with code AWARDS08 Amor, Dolor y Lagrimas Nati Cano's Mariachi Los Camperos From Now On Michael Doucet ¡Ayombe! The Heart of Colombia's Música Vallenata Various Artists Territory Tony Trischka On the Right Road Now The Paschall Brothers The Sligo Indians Tony DeMarco News and Notes We remember musician, actress, and activist Odetta Holmes (1930-2008). Odetta appeared on two albums in the Smithsonian Folkways catalog: We Shall Overcome: Documentary of the March on Washington and Fast Folk Musical Magazine: Second Annual Greenwich Village Folk Festival. Join host Aaron Henkin on a weekly tour through the sound archives of Smithsonian Folkways with Tapestry of the Times, a new radio show from WYPR public radio in Baltimore, MD. Podcast available. On Facebook? Become a fan of Smithsonian Folkways! Subscribe to our News & Notes RSS feed to get updates as they happen. Smithsonian Folkways is a nonprofit endeavor, and CD and digital downloads purchases sustain both the mission and the music. Liner notes are available as free downloads. Thank you for your support. If you would like to unsubscribe from future newsletters from Smithsonian Folkways, please click here to send us an unsubscribe email request, or send an email to listserv@si-listserv.si.edu with SIGNOFF FOLKWAYS as the subject and body. If you are having trouble viewing this email, please click here to open this in your web browser. This email was sent by Smithsonian Folkways Email us at smithsonianfolkways@si.edu Web site: http://www.folkways.si.edu 600 Maryland Ave, SW, Suite 2001 Washington, DC 20024