Sound Sessions from Smithsonian Folkways is
an audio journey into the rich, eclectic, and sometimes
eccentric Smithsonian Folkways archive. Host Sam Litzinger
and archivist Jeff Place comb the stacks for music and
stories about this historic record label for monthly
broadcasts that feature newly digitized audio, including
rare outtakes, interviews, and never-before-heard recordings.
Programs cover American folk icons, emerging artists who are
continuing and transforming musical traditions around the
world, and the sounds of our everyday lives, from the
natural environment to the office desk. Interviews with
Smithsonian Folkways staff and the artists bring a fresh,
behind-the-scenes perspective to a record label that
preserves a national musical treasure, documents "people’s
music" from around the world, and connects people to their
own and others’ heritage. New episodes air monthly on Sunday
evenings at 6 p.m. on WAMU 88.5 in Washington, D.C., and
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