Every year, the Smithsonian Folklife Festival celebrates contemporary cultural traditions. For the 2019 edition, ... Electric Cowbell Records and Smithsonian Folkways Recordings. ...

The Folklife Festival has been a Washington staple since its inception in 1967 ... electric scene. Advertisement. Nearby, hungry festivalgoers could taste-test cuisine from all over the world.

The Northwest Folklife Festival: It’s up there with sushi, body waxing and Burning Man as one of those things you can’t understand without firsthand experience. I’ve never been to Folklife ...

Sister Rosetta Tharpe performs at the 1967 Newport Folk Festival. Photo by Diana Jo Davies. Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Sister Rosetta Tharpe, the “Godmother of Rock ‘n’ Roll,” ...

Just on the heels of its popular Solstice Saturday, the Smithsonian is already prepping for its next big event: its annual Folklife Festival, set to start this Wednesday, June 26, and run through ...

From its bluegrass roots in the '70s to larger gatherings that redefined "folk" in 2000s, a look back on Northwest Folklife through the years in honor of its 51st celebration.

This year's Smithsonian Folklife Festival featured "Indigenous Voices of the Americas" and was full of surprises — like Bolivian women skateboarding in traditional garb — bowler hats and poofy ...

Dylan performs at the Newport Folk Festival Photo courtesy of the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage On July 25, 1965, Bob Dylan took the stage at the Newport Folk Festival in ...