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Pre-Order New Woody Guthrie Box Set With Unreleased Songs

In honor of the Woody Guthrie Centennial, Smithsonian Folkways presents an in-depth commemorative collection of songs, photos, and essays on one of America's most treasured 20th-century icons.

Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection is a 150-page large-format book with three CDs containing 57 tracks, including Woody's most important recordings and 21 previously unreleased performances.

Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection will be available in stores on July 10, but you can pre-order a special package, including an instant album download, limited-edition poster, and T-shirt. Read more.

- Pre-order now

- Listen to the Previously Unreleased Song
"Big City Ways"

 

Woody at 100: The Woody Guthrie Centennial Collection
Woody at 100 box set


Woody at 100 poster and T-shirt
Poster and T-shirt
Romancing the Past

 

Now Available: Pete Seeger: The Complete Bowdoin College Concert, 1960

Pete Seeger: The Complete Bowdoin College Concert, 1960, recorded when Seeger was blacklisted from TV, radio, and most concert venues, is now available as a 2-CD set or digital download. Read more.

"Superlative" - The Onion AV Club

Subscriber Discount! - Enter code SFSEEGER and save 20% off retail price on this CD or album download through May 1.

Romancing the Past

 

Now Available: Romancing the Past by Los Tres Reyes, "The Last of the Great Trios"

"The Last of the Great Trios," Mexican trío romántico Los Tres Reyes (The Three Kings) celebrates a career of more than 50 years with the new album Romancing the Past. Read more.

Subscriber Discount! - Enter code SFREYES and save 20% off retail price on this CD or album download through May 1.

Satchmo at the National Press Club: Red Beans and Rice-ly Yours

 

Now Available: Satchmo at the National Press Club: Red Beans and Rice-ly Yours

Jazz icon Louis Armstrong, always the consummate entertainer, turned a 1971 award ceremony at the National Press Club in Washington, DC, into an impromptu performance despite recent poor health. The recording, originally a limited vinyl release, is now available widely for the first time as part of the Smithsonian's celebration of the 11th annual Jazz Appreciation Month. Read More.

Subscriber Discount! - Enter code SFSATCHMO and save 20% off retail price on this CD or album download through May 1.

Smithsonian Folkways Trivia!

Each month we’ll ask a trivia question; email your answer, name, and address with the subject "April Trivia" to SmithsonianFolkways@si.edu by May 1, and a randomly selected entrant with the correct answer will win a free CD of his or her choice!

April Question: Louis Armstrong was such a major figure that he had two nicknames! What are they?

Congratulations to last month's winner, Gordon from Alberta, Canada, who correctly answered "the national bird of Guatemala" to the question "Quetzal and the group's co-founder, Quetzal Flores, are named for what kind of animal?"

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