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Children’s musician Ella Jenkins has died. She was 100. She’s been called the first lady of children’s music, received a Lifetime Achievement Grammy Award and saw her work immortalized in the Library of Congress. trib.al/fp0QOWS

Ella Jenkins, a self-taught musician who defied her industry’s norms by recording and performing solely for children, and in doing so transformed a marginal and moralistic genre into a celebration of a diverse yet common humanity, has died at 100. nytimes.com/2024/11/10/obi…

Ella Jenkins, a self-taught musician who became a leading figure in American folk and children’s music of the 20th century, has died. She was 100 years old. She was known for revolutionizing children’s music with her signature “call and response” style. to.wttw.com/3YZZ0Ax

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Ella Jenkins, the “first lady of children’s music” has died at 100. She shared culture & history through call-and-response songs like "You'll Sing A Song and I'll Sing A Song." Her 70-yr career taught generations to celebrate diversity. Rest In Power. npr.org/2024/11/10/530…

It is with great sadness that we acknowledge the passing of the "First Lady of Children's Music," children’s folk singer and musician Ella Jenkins, recipient of a 2017 #NEAHeritage Fellowship. Our full statement: bit.ly/3Z1EDmC

For the Tennessean, bluesman Jerron Paxton and I had a fantastic conversation about his new Smithsonian Folkways album "Things Done Changed" and contemplated how his throwback stylings recontextualize Black history's present and future. tennessean.com/story/entertai…

Elijah Wald, whose book Bob Dylan praised on Twitter earlier this month, shares a 31-track playlist of songs from the Smithsonian Folkways archives to prepare for 'A Complete Unknown' flaggingdown.com/p/elijah-wald-…

.@folkways picks out an array of festive recordings from their archives in a special Christmas Eve show 🎄 Featuring Spanish children's choirs, Yorkshire carollers, hand-bell ringers, delicate Swiss music box recordings, and a lot more. Live for the next hour -

“It wasn’t until I was a teenager that I realized nobody else I know partakes in this combination of delicacies on Christmas.” For Folklife Magazine, Logan Clark from Smithsonian Folkways investigates how her family tradition of caviar and escargots began: s.si.edu/3VTgz3j

Last of the Steam-Powered Trains from The Seldom Scene bluegrasstoday.com/last-of-the-st…

Not for kids only: 9 children’s songs worth a listen. nytimes.com/2025/01/24/art…

Legendary bluegrass band The Seldom Scene unveiled a hauntingly beautiful take on Bob Dylan's "Farewell, Angelina." Stream the latest preview of the band's upcoming LP, 'Remains To Be Scene' jambase.com/article/seldom…

Sons of Membertou is a Mi’kmaw group that combines traditional drumming, with contemporary sounds of Cape Breton music and lyrics mostly in the Mi’kmaw language. 📅 Hear them Feb13 at the Museum 🎶 🎟 Reserve your FREE ticket bit.ly/4hBNYrK #Winterlude

Since the 1990s, the Sons of Membertou have been part of a vibrant resurgence of Mi’kmaq musical traditions. The reissue of their 1995 record comes out today on Smithsonian Folkways. Watch their performance of the Mi’kmaw Gathering Song at #2024Folklife Festival: s.si.edu/3ETyzVz

today on nts.live/2 HIGH JAZZ* Rahill Jamalifard TheR&BGod Smithsonian Folkways Planet SIC

Our weekly premiere and new music round-up is simply packed with entirely legendary bluegrass in this edition of the column! Check out releases from Andy Leftwich (Andy Leftwich), Carter & Cleveland, The Seldom Scene, and more: bit.ly/3XUWvi3

Tucker Zimmerman shares his folk playlist with Smithsonian Folkways 🎶 Listen and read about his picks here folkways.si.edu/playlist/peopl…