eMusic August Downloads Addendum in Advance By Amanda on August 26, 2008 8:01 AM | Permalink | Comments (1)
I was just doing my August eMusic Downloads post and raving about Smithsonian Folkways, so then I decided the entry deserved a whole post of its own. Smithsonian Folkways is Teh Awesome and they're doing a couple of the things I reckon all labels should be doing. Bravo!:
Classic Mountain Songs from Smithsonian Folkways ---- Truly wonderful collection. The music of North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and Kentucky in all its raw glory. Your old timey legends plus more obscure names (man, those Old Regular Baptists are something else.) Smithsonian Folkways (and Smithsonian Global Sounds) is also brilliant in having its liner notes available for download, with extensive annotations of each song. Worth reading with or without the music. They also have digital downloads (MP3 or FLAC) for a fair price on their site so I'm going to buy things directly from them even though I could get them from eMusic for cheaper 'cause they deserve it. Heaven on earth would be being able to do this ...
By dogpossum
on September 16, 2008 9:32 PM
Yeah! Teh Smithsonian doods!
I have a few freakin' awesome CDs from them. My mum went to the museum in Washington and brought me back a few - she was all 'I thought you'd like this' and I was all 'yeah!'
I'm also packing some enthusiasm for the Alan Lomax stuff - they are burning a hole in my amazon wishlist. Stuff like this: http://www.amazon.com/Southern-Journey-Vol-13-Everyday/dp/B0000002UU/ref=wl_it_dp?ie=UTF8&coliid=IS7PSX2V2IT1L&colid=3RVSRMOGU12CV
I also have a thing for Af-Am kids' songs and dances, so I want this: http://www.amazon.com/Put-Your-Hand-Backbone-Slip/dp/B000058DYA/ref=wl_it_dp?ie=UTF8&coliid=I2YQOIWF3G5KDB&colid=3RVSRMOGU12CV
sigh.
And I daren't get an emusic account. It's asking for trouble.