Folkways Records

FOLKWAYS RECORDS
 
 
Folkways Records  was a record label founded by Moses Asch that documented folk, world, and children’s music.  It was acquired by the Smithsonian Institution in 1987 and is now part of Smithsonian Folkways.  (More from Wikipedia)
 
 

In 1944Woody Guthrie met with Moe Asch of Folkways Records, where he first recorded This Land is Your Land, plus “Worried Man Blues” and hundreds of other songs. 

 

(March 2015)

 

Last edited: March 22, 2021