Tapestry of the Times is a partnership between
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Smithsonian Folkways Recordings
Episode 1
ListenIt's the inaugural episode of Tapestry of the Times, and we kick things off this week with a sampling of some of the label's original legends: Lead Belly and Woody Guthrie. We'll also hear blues from Warner Williams and Robert Jr. Lockwood, gospel music old and new, and international folk songs from Colombia, Cuba, and Iran. Real music, real people, and the stories behind the sounds... on Tapestry of the Times.
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Full Playlist
LeadBelly
Album: Folkways: The Original Vision
Track: #15 "Goodnight Irene"
Grupo Changui de Guantanamo
Album: Cuba in Washington
Track: #4 "Oye Titico"
Hassan Kassayi
Album: Classical Music of Iran, Dastgah Systems
Track: #6 "Dastgah of Homayoun"
Woody Guthrie
Album: Woody Guthrie, Muleskinner Blues, the Asch Recordngs, Vol. 2
Track: #2 "The Wreck of the Old 97"
Mary Lou Williams
Album: Mary Lou Williams, Zodiac Suite
Track: #2, "Taurus"
John Cage / David Tudor
Album: Indeterminacy
Track: Disc #1, track #1
Warner Williams
Album: Blues Routes: Heroes & Tricksters, Blues & Jazz, Worksongs & Street Music
Track: #3 "Step it up and Go"
Robert Jr. Lockwood
Album: Blues Routes: Heroes & Tricksters, Blues & Jazz, Worksongs & Street Music
Track: #6 "Little Queen of Spades"
Peggy Seeger
Album: Smithsonian Folkways American Roots Collection
Track: #21 "Gonna Be an Engineer"
Charles Figueroa
Album: Puerto Rican Music in Hawai'i
Track: #1 "Plena: La Gallina"
Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto from Colombia
Album: Un Fuego de Sangre Pura
Track: #1 "Fuego de Cumbia"
Horace Sprott
Album: Classic African American Gospel
Track: #1 "Jesus Going to Make up my Dying Bed"
Firstfruit
Album: Praise the Lord: Gospel Music in Washington DC
Track: #1 "I'll Go"
Elizabeth Cotten
Album: Smithsonian Folkways American Roots Collection
Track: #11 "Freight Train"
Mbuti Pygmies of the Ituri Rainforest
Album: Mbuti Pygmies of the Ituri Rainforest
Track: #6 "Honey Gathering song"
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Aaron Henkin is the creator and host of 'Tapestry of the Times.' He's also a co-creator and producer of WYPR's weekly cultural program, The Signal. Aaron's reports and features have aired nationally on Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Day to Day, and PRI's Studio 360 and The World. He's a regular guest-host on the American Public Media program The Story. He's also the curator and host of a weekly podcast called The NPR Station Showcase with PRX