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AFC Awards | Folklife Today
Amanda Pascali, AFC’s 2025 Artist in Resonance August 14, 2025 Posted by: Stephen Winick AFC is happy to introduce Amanda Pascali, the 2025 Artist in Resonance. Pascali is an internationally acclaimed, bilingual singer/songwriter who blends folk/Americana influences with Mediterranean, Balkan, and Latin rhythms.
Archive: August 2026 (9 Posts)
Liam O’Connor of the Irish Traditional Music Archive: Botkin Folklife Lectures Plus August 10, 2026 Posted by: Stephen Winick This post in the Botkin Folklife Lectures Plus series features Liam O’Connor of the Irish Traditional Music Archive. The post presents a video of the lecture, in which O’Connor discusses Ireland’s national reference archive and cultural resource center for Irish traditional song, instrumental music, and dance.
AFC Events | Folklife Today
Video of AFC’s Youth Archive Challenge at the 2025 Smithsonian Folklife Festival (Part 1) July 1, 2026 Posted by: Stephen Winick Last year, the American Folklife Center brought our Archive Challenge model to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall…and you can watch it all at Folklife Today! Our good friends and colleagues across the Mall cooked up a great festival on the theme of “Youth and the Future of Culture.” As part of the festivities, we engaged groups of young musicians...
Folklorists | Folklife Today
Bringing On Summer Interns! July 11, 2025 Posted by: John Fenn At the beginning of July, the American Folklife Center (AFC) welcomed two of three interns that we’ll be hosting this summer, and the third will join us in the middle of the month. These interns will be working directly with AFC staff on projects that support our core activities around public programming and researcher support. In this post, learn about our summer interns and their areas of expertise.
Folk Music | Folklife Today
For Our 1250th Post, Haitian Singer Francilia and AFS 1250 August 18, 2025 Posted by: Stephen Winick The disc labeled AFS 1250 features the great Haitian singer Francilia and the Sosyete Dereyal, a religious congregation of Vodou practitioners with whom she sang. Francilia was one of the most prolific singers Alan and Elizabeth Lomax recorded on their 1936-37 trip to Haiti. In all, they recorded 96 songs sung by Francilia, including solo songs and songs with the Sosyete.
AFC History | Folklife Today
Results: 1 - 9 of 111 American Folklife Center Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary With a Dynamic Public Program Series August 24, 2026 Posted by: Douglas D. Peach Throughout 2026, the American Folklife Center (AFC) has been celebrating its 50th anniversary with a dynamic suite of public programs.
Category: Hispanic American History
Homegrown Artist Nani Noam Vazana Interviewed September 11, 2023 Posted by: Stephen Winick On Thursday, September 14, at Noon Eastern Time, in LJ-119 of the Thomas Jefferson Building (10 First Street SE, Washington DC), we will host a special concert with Nani Noam Vazana.
Category: Benjamin Botkin Folklife Lecture Series
Botkin Folklife Lectures Plus: Michael Ford, Mississippi Ethnographer, Photographer, Filmmaker, and Author April 17, 2024 Posted by: Stephen Winick Enjoy two video interviews with the ethnographer, photographer, and filmmaker Michael Ford. Michael first visited the American Folklife Center in 2014, soon after we were able to acquire his significant collection of materials documenting traditional life and culture in the hill country of northern Mississippi.
Category: Artists in Resonance
Ozark Folk Music with Artists in Resonance The Creek Rocks: Homegrown Plus September 24, 2025 Posted by: Stephen Winick The exciting old time duo The Creek Rocks, the recipients of the 2024 Artists in Resonance Fellowship from the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress, bring old songs back to the Library in shiny new arrangements! Accomplished singer and banjo player Cindy Woolf and veteran guitarist and singer Mark Bilyeu established the group in 2015.
Category: Native Americans/indigenous communities
New Online Collection from the United Houma Nation of South Louisiana: Documenting Cultural Practices, History and Survivance July 28, 2026 Posted by: Guha Shankar The CCG collection of the United Houma Nation of South Louisiana is a community led documentation project to record cultural history and the practice of a range of material culture production.
Cultural Heritage | Folklife Today
New Online Collection from the United Houma Nation of South Louisiana: Documenting Cultural Practices, History and Survivance July 28, 2026 Posted by: Guha Shankar The CCG collection of the United Houma Nation of South Louisiana is a community led documentation project to record cultural history and the practice of a range of material culture production.
Archive Challenge | Folklife Today
Video of AFC’s Youth Archive Challenge at the 2025 Smithsonian Folklife Festival (Part 1) July 1, 2026 Posted by: Stephen Winick Last year, the American Folklife Center brought our Archive Challenge model to the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall…and you can watch it all at Folklife Today! Our good friends and colleagues across the Mall cooked up a great festival on the theme of “Youth and the Future of Culture.” As part of the festivities, we engaged groups of young musicians...
Category: COVID-19 American History Project
COVID Recollections: “Walls Speak and People Need to Listen” – An Interview with Dr. Heather Shirey and Dr. Todd Lawrence about the COVID-19 Street Art Archive March 17, 2025 Posted by: Douglas D. Peach In this COVID Recollections post, we continue to commemorate the 5th anniversary of COVID-19 being declared a pandemic by highlighting the COVID-19 Street Art Archive—an online, archival collection of street art related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Category: Occupational Folklife Project
Library of Congress Launches Eighth Season of “America Works” Podcast February 5, 2026 Posted by: Stephen Winick The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress today launches its eighth season of “America Works,” an original podcast series that honors the creativity, resilience and dedication of the 168-million-strong American workforce.
Archival Practice | Folklife Today
COVID Recollections: “Walls Speak and People Need to Listen” – An Interview with Dr. Heather Shirey and Dr. Todd Lawrence about the COVID-19 Street Art Archive March 17, 2025 Posted by: Douglas D. Peach In this COVID Recollections post, we continue to commemorate the 5th anniversary of COVID-19 being declared a pandemic by highlighting the COVID-19 Street Art Archive—an online, archival collection of street art related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Material Culture | Folklife Today
COVID Recollections: “Walls Speak and People Need to Listen” – An Interview with Dr. Heather Shirey and Dr. Todd Lawrence about the COVID-19 Street Art Archive March 17, 2025 Posted by: Douglas D. Peach In this COVID Recollections post, we continue to commemorate the 5th anniversary of COVID-19 being declared a pandemic by highlighting the COVID-19 Street Art Archive—an online, archival collection of street art related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Category: Asian American History
Homegrown Plus: From China to Appalachia with Cathy Fink, Marcy Marxer, and Chao Tian January 10, 2024 Posted by: Stephen Winick Welcome back to Homegrown Plus! We're continuing the series with a concert and interview featuring Grammy Award winning American Roots artists Cathy Fink & Marcy Marxer together with accomplished Chinese classical hammered dulcimer player Chao Tian.
Category: African American History
Louis Michot and Leyla McCalla: Homegrown Plus May 13, 2025 Posted by: Stephen Winick Welcome to our latest post in the Homegrown Plus series, featuring Louis Michot and Leyla McCalla, an outstanding duo performing traditional French-language music from Louisiana. Just like other blogs in the series, this one includes a concert video, a video interview with the musicians, and connections to Library of Congress collections.
Spiritual music | Folklife Today
Softee Man and the Pete Welding Collection: Caught My Eye April 15, 2026 Posted by: Stephen Winick This post looks at a remarkable series of recordings and photos of Doug Quattlebaum, a South Carolina blues guitarist and singer who found his way to Philadelphia and got a day job driving a Mister Softee ice cream truck. He would park the truck and open for business, plug his guitar into the truck’s sound system, and play the blues until a large crowd had gathered.
Asian Americans | Folklife Today
Homegrown Plus: Tenzin Choegyal’s Tibetan Music from Australia May 3, 2023 Posted by: Stephen Winick Welcome back to Homegrown Plus! We're continuing the series with Tenzin Choegyal, a master musician who is part of the global Tibetan diaspora, based in Australia. Like other blogs in the Homegrown Plus series, this one includes a concert video and a video interview with the featured performer, plus links and connections to Library of Congress collections.
Gullah Geechee | Folklife Today
New Folklife Today Podcast: Exploring 1950s Gullah Geechee Sonic Life with Dr. Eric Crawford September 12, 2025 Posted by: Douglas D. Peach This blog highlights a new episode of the Folklife Today podcast, which explores an important collection of Gullah Geechee sound recordings in the archives of the American Folklife Center. The collection features over four hours of Gullah Geechee people singing sacred music, preaching to congregations, and giving testimonies in 1955 and 1956.
Chinese Americans | Folklife Today
American Folklife Center Celebrates 50th Anniversary with Engagements Across the Country April 8, 2026 Posted by: Douglas D. Peach This blog post highlights three programs of the American Folklife Center, to be held in locations across the United States, in celebration of the Center's 50th anniversary.
Archive: March 2026 (7 Posts)
Guess Who Just Turned 50? Lead Belly on a Milestone Disc from the Archive March 18, 2026 Posted by: Stephen Winick In recognition of the 50th anniversary of the founding of the American Folklife Center, we take a look at the 50th disc accessioned for the Archive of Folk Song. The disc numbered AFS 50 features Huddie Ledbetter, more generally known as “Lead Belly,” singing “Go Down Old Hannah” and “In Them Long Hot Summer Days” in 1935.
Latin America | Folklife Today
Now Available: “Desde el Fondo de Los Tiempos” (“From the Depths of Time”) – A New Homegrown (at Home) Concert with Argentine artist, Nadia Larcher March 30, 2026 Posted by: Douglas D. Peach This post details, in English and Spanish, the American Folklife Center's latest Homegrown (at Home) Concert with Argentine artist, Nadia Larcher.
Indigenous communities | Folklife Today
Now Available: “Desde el Fondo de Los Tiempos” (“From the Depths of Time”) – A New Homegrown (at Home) Concert with Argentine artist, Nadia Larcher March 30, 2026 Posted by: Douglas D. Peach This post details, in English and Spanish, the American Folklife Center's latest Homegrown (at Home) Concert with Argentine artist, Nadia Larcher.
Women’s History | Folklife Today
Homegrown Plus: Mamselle Ruiz’s Mexican Sones from Montreal, Canada March 29, 2023 Posted by: Stephen Winick Welcome back to Homegrown Plus! Since it's Women's History Month, we thought we'd feature another fantastic woman musician, Mamselle Ruiz! Like other blogs in the Homegrown Plus series, this one includes a concert video and a video interview with the featured performer, plus links and connections to Library of Congress collections.
South America | Folklife Today
Now Available: “Desde el Fondo de Los Tiempos” (“From the Depths of Time”) – A New Homegrown (at Home) Concert with Argentine artist, Nadia Larcher March 30, 2026 Posted by: Douglas D. Peach This post details, in English and Spanish, the American Folklife Center's latest Homegrown (at Home) Concert with Argentine artist, Nadia Larcher.
Vietnam War | Folklife Today
LIVE! At The Library – ‘The War and Peace of Tim O’Brien,’ Thursday, May 11th, 5pm-8pm April 28, 2023 Posted by: Kerry Ward The following is a question-and-answer session with author Tim O’Brien in anticipation of the film screening of The War and Peace of Tim O’Brien with special guest and director of the documentary, Aaron Matthews on Thursday, May 11th from 5pm-8pm at the Library of Congress.
Storytelling | Folklife Today
Jack in the Wide World Part 1: Jack Tales in Literature September 2, 2025 Posted by: Stephen Winick We continue to explore the tradition of Jack tales, this time looking at the way they emerge into literature.
Category: Black History Month
“Jail, No Bail”: Tactics of Protest in the Freedom Struggle in Rock Hill, South Carolina February 13, 2023 Posted by: Guha Shankar Sixty-one years ago this month, on February 1, 1961, the “Friendship Nine” – a group of African American college students at Friendship Junior College - adopted an unorthodox tactic termed “Jail, No Bail” during their appearance on trespassing charges in a Rock Hill, South Carolina court.
America Works | Folklife Today
Library of Congress Launches Seventh Season of “America Works” Podcast April 21, 2025 Posted by: Stephen Winick The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress today launched its seventh season of “America Works,” an original podcast series that honors the creativity, resilience, and dedication of the 168-million-strong American workforce.
Puerto Rico | Folklife Today
Homegrown Foodways Film Premiere: El Motor: Coffee and the Heart of Puerto Rico June 25, 2025 Posted by: Michelle Stefano This post premieres the film, El Motor: Coffee and the Heart of Puerto Rico, by filmmaker Russell Oliver who received a 2022 Community Collections Grant from the American Folklife Center, as part of the Library of Congress Of the People: Widening the Path initiative.
Folk Drama | Folklife Today
2020 AFC Mummers’ Play Podcast: The Peaceful Transfer of Mumming December 16, 2020 Posted by: Stephen Winick In the week or two before Christmas, staff members of the American Folklife Center engage in a dramatic, comedic, and musical performance that tours the halls of the Library of Congress. The performance is based on traditional mummers’ plays, and allows us to put our research skills into play alongside our more playful impulses.
Category: Intangible Cultural Heritage
Folklife at the International Level: Intangible Cultural Heritage Defined January 31, 2020 Posted by: Michelle Stefano If this series is a mountain, I am pleased to say that we are now climbing up to its peak: an examination of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). It is through the 2003 Convention that the concept and category … Posted in: Intangible Cultural Heritage, WIPO
Civil Rights | Folklife Today
New Folklife Today Podcast: Exploring 1950s Gullah Geechee Sonic Life with Dr. Eric Crawford September 12, 2025 Posted by: Douglas D. Peach This blog highlights a new episode of the Folklife Today podcast, which explores an important collection of Gullah Geechee sound recordings in the archives of the American Folklife Center. The collection features over four hours of Gullah Geechee people singing sacred music, preaching to congregations, and giving testimonies in 1955 and 1956.
Category: Civil Rights History Project
“Jail, No Bail”: Tactics of Protest in the Freedom Struggle in Rock Hill, South Carolina February 13, 2023 Posted by: Guha Shankar Sixty-one years ago this month, on February 1, 1961, the “Friendship Nine” – a group of African American college students at Friendship Junior College - adopted an unorthodox tactic termed “Jail, No Bail” during their appearance on trespassing charges in a Rock Hill, South Carolina court.
Latino/a | Folklife Today
The Roots of Tejas Music with the Nick Gaitan Band: Homegrown Plus January 14, 2026 Posted by: Guha Shankar This post in the Homegrown Plus series features Nick Gaitan, musician, music historian, band leader, and proud exponent of Houston’s vibrant Chicano music scene.
Iraq War | Folklife Today
From Sea to Shore: 250 Years of U.S. Marine Corps Legacy December 12, 2025 Posted by: Kerry Ward The latest Veterans History Project blog highlights a special display celebrating the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Marine Corps, on view December 9, 2025, through January 31, 2026, in the Thomas Jefferson Building.
Archive: November 2025 (3 Posts)
New Occupational Folklife Project Focuses on Religious Workers in Kentuckiana November 13, 2025 Posted by: Douglas D. Peach Recently, the American Folklife Center published a new collection from the Occupational Folklife Project, which features 16 interviews with religious workers in Kentucky and Indiana.
South Carolina | Folklife Today
New Folklife Today Podcast: Exploring 1950s Gullah Geechee Sonic Life with Dr. Eric Crawford September 12, 2025 Posted by: Douglas D. Peach This blog highlights a new episode of the Folklife Today podcast, which explores an important collection of Gullah Geechee sound recordings in the archives of the American Folklife Center. The collection features over four hours of Gullah Geechee people singing sacred music, preaching to congregations, and giving testimonies in 1955 and 1956.
Archive: August 2025 (8 Posts)
Refined by: (Year) 2025; (Month) August More about Francilia, Haitian “Queen of Song” August 25, 2025 Posted by: Stephen Winick The artist known by the single name “Francilia,” whom we featured in a recent post, was one of the most prolific singers Alan and Elizabeth Lomax recorded on their 1936-37 trip to Haiti. In all, they recorded 96 songs sung by Francilia, who was known in the local community as a rèn chante (queen of song).
North Carolina | Folklife Today
New Occupational Folklife Project Documents North Carolina Poultry Workers August 20, 2025 Posted by: Douglas D. Peach Recently, the American Folklife Center (AFC) published a new collection for the Occupational Folklife Project, "Poultry Workers in North Carolina," on the website of the Library of Congress.
Archive: July 2025 (7 Posts)
Jack in the Books: Jack Tales in Printed Collections July 16, 2025 Posted by: Stephen Winick We continue our exploration of Jack tales with a look at printed collections of stories. The prominence of Richard Chase’s 1943 book “The Jack Tales” has tended to obscure other valuable collections, both before and after his publication.
Category: NEA National Heritage Fellowship
AFC Announces New Research Guide on the NEA’s National Heritage Fellowship September 27, 2023 Posted by: Douglas D. Peach The American Folklife Center (AFC) is proud to announce a new research guide, which highlights AFC collections related to the National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. The National Heritage Fellowship is the highest honor for the traditional arts in the United States.
Category: Pacific Islander History
The Kohala Mountain Boys play Traditional Music of Hawai’i Island: Homegrown Plus May 21, 2025 Posted by: Stephen Winick The latest post in the Homegrown Plus series features Boots Lupenui and the Kohala Mountain Boys performing heritage songs of the Kohala region of the Big Island of Hawai’i. Led by Boots Lupenui, the Kohala Mountain Boys are committed to uncovering and preserving musical treasures that helped to define the moku of Kohala on Hawai'i Island.
Hawaiian Americans | Folklife Today
The Kohala Mountain Boys play Traditional Music of Hawai’i Island: Homegrown Plus May 21, 2025 Posted by: Stephen Winick The latest post in the Homegrown Plus series features Boots Lupenui and the Kohala Mountain Boys performing heritage songs of the Kohala region of the Big Island of Hawai’i. Led by Boots Lupenui, the Kohala Mountain Boys are committed to uncovering and preserving musical treasures that helped to define the moku of Kohala on Hawai'i Island.
Category: Pacific Islands Americans
Aloha! Community Collections Grant Project Unearthing the Lost Songs of Kohala Is Live and Online April 9, 2025 Posted by: Guha Shankar The American Folklife Center proudly announces the availability of an online collection of documentary field research created through the Community Collections Grants (CCG) program.
Folk Medicine | Folklife Today
COVID Recollections: A Conversation with Anita Grant and Joél Maldonado of Gran Enterprises for the COVID-19 American History Project July 26, 2024 Posted by: Douglas D. Peach In 2023, the American Folklife Center contracted Gran Enterprises LLC to conduct interviews with licensed funeral professionals about their COVID-19 pandemic experiences for the COVID-19 American History Project. This post is an interview with Anita Grant and Joél Maldonado of Gran Enterprises.
Category: Puerto Rican Americans
AFC Announces New Research Guide on the NEA’s National Heritage Fellowship September 27, 2023 Posted by: Douglas D. Peach The American Folklife Center (AFC) is proud to announce a new research guide, which highlights AFC collections related to the National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts. The National Heritage Fellowship is the highest honor for the traditional arts in the United States.
Archive: April 2025 (8 Posts)
Library of Congress Launches Seventh Season of “America Works” Podcast April 21, 2025 Posted by: Stephen Winick The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress today launched its seventh season of “America Works,” an original podcast series that honors the creativity, resilience, and dedication of the 168-million-strong American workforce.
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