Dear Supporter,

Smithsonian Folkways Documentary Premieres This Sunday

Worlds of Sound: The Ballad of Folkways is a new one-hour documentary about Moses Asch and the 60-year history of Smithsonian Folkways. Tune your TV to Smithsonian Channel this Sunday, October 25th, at 8 pm EST to watch the premiere.

• Watch excerpts from Worlds of Sound: The Ballad of Folkways
• Where to watch Smithsonian Channel

From Smithsonian Channel:
"His name was Moses Asch, and he set out to catalog the sounds of the world. In the process, he changed the way people thought of folk music, and modern life in general. This is the story of his iconoclastic Folkways Records, America's most influential grassroots record label."

Save 20% with Code BALLAD09 through October 27th
Careful observers will see a short promotion at the end of the Worlds of Sound: The Ballad of Folkways documentary offering a 20% discount and a free sampler CD with the purchase of the recently published book Worlds of Sound: The Story of Smithsonian Folkways.

We are extending the same discount to email newsletter subscribers! Just enter the code BALLAD09 during checkout to receive 20% off your next order through October 27th and get a 26-track sampler CD free with the purchase of the book Worlds of Sound: The Story of Smithsonian Folkways.

Listen to Go Waggaloo

Listen to Go Waggaloo Free until November 3rd!

In addition to a free download of the song "'Cuz We're Cousins", you can now stream Go Waggaloo, the new family album from Sarah Lee Guthrie & Family, in its entirety free until November 3rd. The album features original songs, traditional favorites, and three songs written by Sarah Lee's grandfather Woody Guthrie put to music for the first time.

What does Go Waggaloo mean anyway? Visit the Smithsonian Folkways Facebook page to find out!

Smithsonian Folkways Trivia!
Each month we'll ask a trivia question; email your answer, name, and address with the subject "October Trivia" to SmithsonianFolkways_at_si_dot_edu by October 31st and a randomly selected entrant with the correct answer will win a free CD of his or her choice!

October Question: Who is the familiar voice narrating the trailer for the Worlds of Sound: The Ballad of Folkways documentary? Click here to watch and listen.

Last month's answer: "American author John Steinbeck (Johnny Irion's great-uncle)". Last month's question: Songwriter and performer Johnny Irion, Sarah Lee Guthrie's husband, is also related to a famous American cultural figure. Who?

Curator's Picks

News and Notes

• Listen to Hector "Tito" Matos from Viento de Agua perform on Miguel Zenon's new album Esta Plena.
• Attention DC residents: Free screening of the film The Accordion Kings featuring musicians from the album ˇAyombe! on Oct. 28th. Click here for details.
• Smithsonian Folkways: Sounds to Grow On Episode #12—Days of the Week is now available on podcast.